How can you solve a murder when you can’t trust anyone around you?

“Fine plotting and a sharp-edged style.” Publishers Weekly

“Does for China what Gorky Park did for Russia.” Florida Sun Sentinel

A COLD-BLOODED MURDER

Beijing: an anonymous young man is stabbed to death in the back row of the opera. How close are his ties to the Triads? What is the connection with the glamorous Jasmine Ren? Is there a link to the theft of priceless artefacts from an archaeological dig north of the city?

A LONE DETECTIVE WHO CAN’T TRUST ANYONE

Investigating the murder, Detective Inspector Bao Zheng finds he can’t trust anyone around him. He must act alone and venture unprotected into the capital’s underworld. And the once-loyal Party member must also wrestle with the agonizing politics of post-Tiananmen China. Dare he risk voicing his true feelings about the events of June 4, 1989? Or has someone already decided he is expendable?

“Everything one can ask for in a crime novel ‒ pace, excitement, and a skilfully contrasted set of characters.” Simon Brett

“The ambivalent morality of modern China is intelligently exposed, but not at the expense of a first-class crime story.” Marcel Berlins, The Times

A Pageturners Crime Publication

Ideal for fans of international crime fiction and mystery detective stories.