
THE FIRST OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CHINA NOVELS FROM THE MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD & JUDY BESTSELLER THE BLACKHOUSELI YANA grotesquely burned corpse found in a city park is a troubling mystery for Beijing detective Li Yan Yan devoted to his career as a means of restoring the respect his family lost during the Cultural Revolution needs outside help if he is to break the case MARGARET CAMPBELLThe unidentified cadaver in turn provides a welcome distraction for forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell Campbell married to her work & having left America & her broken past behind throws herself into the investigation & before long uncovers a bizarre anomaly THE FIREMAKERAn unlikely partnership develops between Li & Campbell as they follow the resulting lead A fiery & volatile chemistry ignites exposing not only their individual demons but an even greater evil
- a conspiracy that threatens their lives as well as those of millions of others