Book description
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… In this frightening
scenario, the world is confronted with an act of bio-terror that could
surpass the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 or the Black Plague during the
Middle Ages. It brings back Dr. Margaret Campbell and Beijing detective
Li Yan in the fourth of Peter May's China Thrillers in which they have
been teamed as lovers as well as to solve mysteries. This time, they are
in the United States: Margaret as the medical examiner in Houston and Li
Yan as a liaison officer in the Chinese embassy in Washington. They are
reunited as part of a task force put together when illegal Chinese
immigrants are found to have been inoculated with an unknown virus. The
immigrants were found suffocated in a truck near the Mexican border. In
a race against time, Margaret and Li Yan, along with other members of
the task force, endeavor to identify the virus and how it could be
activated to potentially infect millions with unbelievable consequences.
At the same time, the two have to deal with their own relationship and
come to terms with the impediments. Over-all, it is a provocative story,
keeping the reader on the edge of his/her seat. Recommended. Peter May
won the Scottish Young Journalist of the Year Award at the age of 21,
and had his first novel published at 26. He then left journalism and
became one of Scotland's most successful and prolific television
dramatists. Returning now to novels, his outstanding China Thrillers
series of books are winning critical acclaim. To research the series,
Peter May makes annual trips to China. As a mark of their respect for
his work, The Chinese Crime Writers' Association made him an honorary
member of their Beijing Chapter. He is the only Westerner to receive
such an honour. Peter May is married to writer Janice Hally and lives in
France.
