![]() (The Good Earth Trilogy, Amy Tan's books,) but I've just discovered Lisa See, and I have to say that her books are phenomenal. I've always loved early Chinese culture, and adore many of the more popular "current" novels. See’s China is as vivid as Upton Sinclair’s Chicago.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]() with convincing depth, and offers up documentary social detail that reeks of freshly raked muck. “Lisa See is one of the classier practitioners of. “Stays with you long after the conventional thriller is forgotten.” - The Washington Post Book World In the end, she solves a mystery as big, unruly, and complex as China itself. Getting to the bottom of ever-spiraling events, Hulan unearths more scandals, confronts more murderers, and revives tragic memories that shake her tormented marriage to its core. And haunting Hulan’s investigation is the possible theft of ancient dragon bones that might alter the history of civilization itself. The case starts at a rally for a controversial cult that ends suddenly in bloodshed, and leads to the apparent murder of an American archaeologist, which officials want to keep quiet. Now her latest case finds her trapped between her country’s distant past and her own recent history. Liu Hulan is the Inspector in China’s Ministry of Public Security whose tough style rousts wrongdoers and rubs her superiors the wrong way. ![]() In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. ![]()
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