A fresh, smart, and fast-paced revenge thriller, bursting with personality and pathosVictor Li is devastated by his father's murder, and shocked by a confessional letter he finds among his father's things. In it, his father admits that he was never just a restaurateur--in fact he was part of a vast international crime syndicate that formed during China's leanest communist years.
Victor travels to Beijing, where he navigates his father's secret criminal life, confronting decades-old grudges, violent spats, and a shocking new enterprise that the organization wants to undertake. Standing up against it is likely what got his father killed, but Victor remains undeterred. He enlists his growing network of allies and friends to finish what his father started, no matter the costs.
About the Author :
Daniel Nieh is a writer and translator. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and has also lived in China, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. He studied Chinese Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Daniel is the author of two novels, Beijing Payback and Take No Names, of which both were Editor's Choice selections in the New York Times Book Review. Daniel's translation clients include publishers, universities, nonprofits, and museums around the world. He served as an interpreter at 2008 Beijing Olympics and also works as a contract linguist for the US Department of State. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Esquire.
Ewan Chung is an audiobook narrator and a film and television actor. A SAG-AFTRA member, he is best known for his work in Bones, Monday Mornings, and Desperation. Born in Washington DC and raised in Virginia, he currently resides in Los Angeles.
Review :
"Grabs readers early and doesn't readily let go."
-- "Library Journal"
"Happily, Nieh leaves the door open for a sequel to this staccato-paced, character-driven thriller, and readers will welcome the opportunity to follow good-guy Victor's path of retribution and self-discovery."
-- "Booklist"
"Nieh, himself the son of a Chinese immigrant, has great fun twisting the trope of the immigrant-parent-with-a-devastating-past in this page turner."
-- "The Oregonian"
"Nieh's Victor is witty, passionate, competitive, honorable, and courageous enough to face some of the deadliest players in the Beijing underworld as he confronts his father's past in this superb, sophisticated thriller."
-- "BBC"
"Polyglot Chung displays his accents in Nieh's internationally peripatetic mystery. With admirable control, he creates a bone-shaking wild ride."
-- "Booklist (starred audio review)"
"Remarkable...This impressive blend of crime and coming-of-age marks Nieh as a talent to watch."
-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"This high-octane revenge caper, set largely in the Chinese crime underworld, follows a sheltered American college student pursuing his father's killers. A propulsive entertainment that also raises interesting ideas about identity and privilege."
-- "New York Times Book Review"
