In this fast-paced thriller, Inspector Jian, a tough Chinese cop who arrives in England to search for his missing daughter, soon finds himself fighting for his life against a vicious gang of human traffickers.
Inspector Jian is a Chinese cop from the Siberian borders who thinks he's seen it all. But his search for his missing daughter brings him to the meanest streets he's ever faced - in rural England. Maybe England isn't the 'gold mountain' he was promised. ... from the British paperback edition
In this "GREASED-LIGHTNING" crime debut ("Kirkus Reviews"), Simon Lewis has created two unforgettable characters and a critically acclaimed novel that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.Inspector Jian is a corrupt Chinese cop who thinks he's seen it all. But his search for his missing daughter takes him to the meanest streets he's ever faced--in rural England. Migrant worker Ding Ming is distressed--his gang master is making demands, he owes a lot of money to the snakeheads, and no one will tell him where his wife has been taken. Maybe England isn't the Gold Mountain he was promised. Two desperate men, lost in a baffling foreign land, are pitted against a ruthless band of human traffickers in this breath-taking thriller. ... from the American trade paper edition
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Review: The Asian Review of Books
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