A Death in China

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2010

ISBN-13: 9781453210710

<DIV><B>An American investigates a murder amid the secrecy and corruption of China in this crime thriller from the <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author of <I>Razor Girl</I>.</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> Art history professor Tom Stratton hasn&rsquo;t seen his former mentor David Wang for years&mdash;until they unexpectedly run into each other while Stratton is on a guided tour of China. But the reunion doesn&rsquo;t last long. After Wang is found dead&mdash;and the American embassy fumbles the investigation&mdash;Stratton sets out to solve the mystery of the killing on his own.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Before long, he&rsquo;s tangled in a web of corruption that reaches the highest seats of power. Beset by the suffocating secrecy and subterfuge of communist China, Stratton must find his friend&rsquo;s murderer&mdash;before the fury of a brutal conspiracy closes in on him.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Along with <I>Powder Burn</I> and <I>Trap Line</I>, this international mystery is one of the early suspense thrillers written by Carl Hiaasen and Bill Montalbano, a writing team praised for their &ldquo;fine flair for characters and settings&rdquo; (<I>Library Journal</I>).<BR /> &#160;</DIV>