Flower Net - (Red Princess Mysteries) by Lisa See (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Lisa See's stunning fiction debut pits an American attorney and a Chinese cop against a deadly conspiracy of Chinese gangs, government, and big business that lies behind a series of grisly murders.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Lisa See begins to do for Beijing what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did for turn-of-the-century London or Dashiell Hammett did for 1920s San Francisco: She discerns the hidden city lurking beneath the public facade."<br><i>-The Washington Post Book World</i> <p/>In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the waning days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the U.S. ambassador's son is found dead-his body entombed in a frozen lake. Around the same time, aboard a ship adrift off the coast of Southern California, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark makes a startling discovery: the corpse of a Red Prince, a scion of China's political elite. <p/>The Chinese and American governments suspect that the deaths are connected and, in an unprecedented move, they join forces to see justice done. In Beijing, David teams up with the unorthodox police detective Liu Hulan. In an investigation that brings them to every corner of China and sparks an intense attraction between the two, David and Hulan discover a web linking human trafficking to the drug trade to governmental treachery-a web reaching from the Forbidden City to the heart of Los Angeles and, like the wide flower net used by Chinese fishermen, threatening to ensnare all within its reach. <p/>"A graceful rendering of two different and complex cultures, within a highly intricate plot . . . The starkly beautiful landscapes of Beijing and its surrounding countryside are depicted with a lyrical precision."<br><i>-Los Angeles Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Murder and intrigue splash across the canvas of modern Chinese life. . . . A vivid portrait of a vast Communist nation in the painful throes of a sea change."<br><i>-People</i> <p/>"Fascinating . . . that rare thriller that enlightens as well as it entertains."<br><i>-San Diego Union-Tribune</i> <p/>A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery<br>A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The first body was found in ice: the U.S. ambassador's son, entombed in a frozen lake outside Beijing's Forbidden City. Thousands of miles away, in the heat-baked hold of a Chinese smuggling ship, another corpse is uncovered, this one a red Prince, a scion of China's political elite. Suspecting the deaths are linked, the American and Chinese governments pair ambitious attorney David Stark and brilliant detective Liu Hulan to uncover a killer and a conspiracy.<P>From the teeming streets of Beijing to Los Angeles and back, David and Hulan are caught in a perilous net of politics, organized crime, family loyalties, and their own passion. As, one by one, those close to the investigation are killed, David and Hulan face a firestorm of evil, while the killer they seek is as close as the secrets they keep from each other.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><QUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><REMARK>"Moving smoothly from "On Gold Mountain, </i> the priased memoir of her Chinese-American family, See appleis her knowledge of Chinese customs and traditions to a complex and exciting novel...The fascinating picture of China's political heritage and complex social culture makes this debut thriller a standout."</REMARK><DIV ALIGN=RIGHT><BY>-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)</I></BY></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></QUOTE><QUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><REMARK>""Flower Net</i> proclaims See's considerable talents as novelist, skillfully blending suspenseful storytelling, romantic intrigue, and stirring plot twists...[She] vividly render[s] the turmoil of China's recent history and the paradoxes of contemporary life there. This formidable portrayal of China's culture and the country's harsh system of justice constitutes a striking backdrop for See's compelling tale."</REMARK><DIV ALIGN=RIGHT><BY>-- "Booklist</I></BY></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></QUOTE><QUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><REMARK>""Flower Net</i> is a lively, exciting page-turner, full of creative twists and unexpected turns. It leads the reader into a mysterious Chinese alchemy that is strange and fresh and highly entertaining."</REMARK><DIV ALIGN=RIGHT><BY>-- Sheryl WuDunn, author of "China Wakes</i> </BY></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></QUOTE><br><br>"This debut thriller is a standout....Complex and exciting....Cleverly confounds readers' expectations". -- Publishers Weekly, starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lisa See</b> is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Dreams of Joy, Shanghai Girls, Peony in Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net</i> (an Edgar Award nominee), <i>The Interior, </i> and <i>Dragon Bones, </i>as well as the critically acclaimed memoir <i>On Gold Mountain</i>. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.
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