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In the tradition of "Gorky Park, " John Gapper s new thriller takes readers inside the secretive and dangerous world of modern China, as a young woman makes a haunting discovery one that forces her to choose between duty to her government and a desperate desire to learn the truth about herself. "This wasn t just a body in a field. The corpse s shape was hers same length, same curves. Then she knew, and everything else receded to nothingness. All she could see was a woman with the same nose, the same eyes, and the same face." "" "Her twin." As an up-and-coming agent of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Song Mei probes political corruption, not mysterious deaths. But that changes when she arrives on the scene of a grim police investigation and is confronted with a crime and a victim impossible to ignore. Despite strict orders and threats from superiors, Mei knows she can not turn away. Breaking protocol, Mei undertakes a covert search for the truth about the mystery woman s death and life by following in her footsteps from a factory plagued by worker suicides to a luxury hotel dealing in high-end escorts to an American home haunted by tragedy. But when Mei crosses paths with an ex CIA operative on a shadowy mission of his own, her personal quest takes a jarring turn into political and industrial espionage that pits both agents against the highest ranks of communism and capitalism. Praise for John Gapper s "A Fatal Debt" Rarely does one read a first novel so self-assured, sharp, and compelling. It takes off like a rocket and doesn t stop until its explosive conclusion. Joseph Finder, author of "Suspicion" An enlightening and grisly tale . . . tightly plotted and fast-paced. " The New Yorker" An ingenious thriller about the ruthless world of high finance. "The Washington Post" A fast-paced book that should entertain finance aficionados and fans of detective fiction alike. "Fortune" A neatly crafted and well-written thriller . . . an audacious, assured debut. David Ignatius, author of "Bloodmoney" [Gapper] knows when to put his foot on the narrative accelerator. " Financial Times" "" Intriguing . . . suspenseful . . . a web of deceit and betrayal. "Booklist""

About the Author :
John Gapper is the author of the suspense novel "A Fatal Debt, "as well as these works of nonfiction: "How to Be a Rogue Trader "and" All That Glitters, " a book about the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. He is chief business columnist and an associate editor of the "Financial Times." He also has a blog on which he comments on business news. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Exeter College, Oxford University, and won a Harkness Fellowship to study at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

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Praise for John Gapper s "A Fatal Debt" Rarely does one read a first novel so self-assured, sharp, and compelling. It takes off like a rocket and doesn t stop until its explosive conclusion. Joseph Finder, author of "Suspicion" An enlightening and grisly tale . . . tightly plotted and fast-paced. " The New Yorker" An ingenious thriller about the ruthless world of high finance. "The Washington Post" A fast-paced book that should entertain finance aficionados and fans of detective fiction alike. "Fortune" A neatly crafted and well-written thriller . . . an audacious, assured debut. David Ignatius, author of "Bloodmoney" [Gapper] knows when to put his foot on the narrative accelerator. " Financial Times" "" Intriguing . . . suspenseful . . . a web of deceit and betrayal. "Booklist"" Praise for John Gapper's "A Fatal Debt" "Rarely does one read a first novel so self-assured, sharp, and compelling. It takes off like a rocket and doesn't stop until its explosive conclusion."--Joseph Finder, author of "Suspicion" "An enlightening and grisly tale . . . tightly plotted and fast-paced.""--The New Yorker" "An ingenious thriller about the ruthless world of high finance."--"The Washington Post" "A fast-paced book that should entertain finance aficionados and fans of detective fiction alike."--"Fortune" "A neatly crafted and well-written thriller . . . an audacious, assured debut."--David Ignatius, author of "Bloodmoney" "[Gapper] knows when to put his foot on the narrative accelerator.""--Financial Times" " " "Intriguing . . . suspenseful . . . a web of deceit and betrayal."--"Booklist"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780345527929
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Ballantine Books
  • Height: 241 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 168 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0345527925
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jan 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 499 gr


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