Book description
In the outback of China, a political activist, arrested after the
Tiananmen massacre, is judged to be a reformed character and released.
But Lin is a changed man in more ways than one; haunted by memories of
his time in prison, and the events (and people) that put him there, he
heads for the country’s capital, where he hopes to confront his demons
once and for all. Mei Wang, meanwhile, is struggling to juggle the
desires and demands of her family alongside the pressures of running her
detective agency, and when her sister recommends her for a new case -
the disappearance of a gorgeous young starlet called Kaili - she feels
obliged to accept. It’s a risky business, however, investigating the
truth in a society that is still catching up with the secrets of its
past.
'Mei Wang is a splendid heroine, brave and sensible. As she interviews
witnesses and makes her deductions she shows her readers a fascinating
glimpse of the China visitors don’t see' Literary Review
Diane Wei Liang was born in Beijing and spent part of her childhood
in a labour camp in a remote region of China. She was later involved
with the Student Democracy Movement and was one of the protesters in
Tiananmen Square. The author of two previous books - Lake With No Name
, a memoir, and the first book to feature Mei Wang, The Eye of Jade
- she lives in London with her husband and their two children.
