Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. This title follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants - including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother.

Anu Kumar

    

In spite of its title, It Takes a Murder, is neither a thriller nor a crime novel. There is indeed a murder, and a mystery (several in fact), and the story unfolds piece by piece, clue by clue as... [ Read full review ]