We saw this Robert Bonfils piece at pulpcovers.com and couldn’t resist re-using it. Bill Russo’s Substitute Wife, 1962, from Playtime Reading. Remember—there’s nothing like the real thing.
1976—China Coup Thwarted
The new head of the Chinese Communist Party, Hua Goufeng, snuffs out a coup led by Chairman Mao’s widow Jiang Qing and three other party members. They become known as the Gang of Four, and are tried, found guilty of treason, and receive death sentences that are later commuted to lengthy prison terms.