Snakehead - Couverture souple

May, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1590588355 ISBN 13 : 9781590588352

Editeur : Poisoned Pen Pr, 2011

Synopsis

In the fourth of Peter Mayas acclaimed China Thrillers, American pathologist Margaret Campbell finds herself back on home soil, only to be faced by a truck full of dead Chinese and an unavoidable confrontation with her past.
Beijing detective Li Yan, now based at the Chinese embassy in Washington, is dispatched to find out how his fellow countrymen suffocated in a sealed refrigeration unit in southern Texasaonly to find himself face-to-face with the woman who walked out of China, and his life, to return to the U.S.
Tasked to work together again to find out who is behind the $100 million trade in illegal Chinese immigrants which led to the tragedy in Texas, they discover that the immigrants were unwitting carriers of a deadly cargo.
And still wrestling with the demons of their pasts, Li and Margaret find themselves racing against time to defuse a biological time-bomb that threatens to wipe out not only their future, but that of humankind.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A gripping thriller (The Mirror on THE FIREMAKER)

Raw like sushi, and recommended (Publishing News (The Killing Room))

Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written (Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER)

Pulse-pounding prose...a masterwork of sheer momentum...compelling (The Herald (The Fourth Sacrifice))

Intense and fascinating (Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER)

Another pacy, page turning experience that will keep you up at night racing through (ShopSmart.com (The Killing Room))

A fantastic story with a really brilliant ending...I would certainly recommend it (Radio Scotland: Cover Story (The Killing Room))

Is the book any good?The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch. (Shots on THE FIREMAKER)

Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... an interesting collision of a tremendous collision of cultures. (The Herald on THE KILLING ROOM)

A gripping page-turner which combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China making its painful transition to a market economy. (Irish Independent on THE KILLING ROOM)

Présentation de l'éditeur

The macabre discovery of a truck full of dead Chinese in southern Texas brings American pathologist Margaret Campbell together again with Li Yan, the Beijing detective with whom she once shared a turbulent personal and professional relationship.

Forced back into an uneasy partnership, they set out to identify the Snakehead who is behind the 100-million-dollar trade in illegal Chinese immigrants which led to the tragedy in Texas - only to discover that the victims were also unwitting carriers of a deadly cargo.

Li and Margaret have a biological time-bomb of unimaginable proportions on their hands, and an indiscriminate killer who threatens the future of humankind.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Poisoned Pen Pr
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1590588355
• ISBN 13: 9781590588352
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 301
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible