Book description
Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she
just doesn't know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco
at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with
Elizabeth for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and
reserved a room for her at San Francisco's most luxurious hotel. Yet she
has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely,
confused and a little bit worried.
Into the story steps Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy
Chinese man who lives at the hotel and is drawn to Martha's good nature
and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter. Mayland and Martha become
close in a short period of time and he promises to help her find
Elizabeth, making small inroads in the mystery before Martha herself
disappears.
Now Mayland is struck by the realization, too late, that he is in love
with Martha, and now he fears for her life. Determined to find her, he
sets his prodigious philosopher's mind to work on the problem, embarking
on a potentially dangerous adventure. R. A. MacAvoy is a highly
acclaimed author of imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy
novels. Her debut novel, TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON, won the John W.
Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also written the DAMIANO
trilogy, the chronicles of a wizard's young son, set during an alternate
history version of the Italian Renaissance; THE BOOK OF KELLS, and
TWISTING THE ROPE, the highly acclaimed sequel to TEA WITH THE BLACK
DRAGON. She is also the author of the beloved and much-praised LENS OF
THE WORLD trilogy.
