Plot summary

The notorious Shanghai Lily, the White Flower of China, travels by train from Peking to Shanghai, much to the consternation of her fellow travelers. Lily has quite a reputation as a woman who does whatever is necessary to get by. On board the train she runs into a former flame a doctor, Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey. These are dangerous times as the civil war has spread and the train will be traveling through rebel-held territories. Harvey wants nothing to do with her now but when their train is stopped and he is taken hostage and held for ransom, Lily is prepared to go to any length to have him set free.—garykmcd