The Firemaker
Registered by dolph1n of Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on 10/24/2020
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Margaret Campbell, a Chicago forensic pathologist, has been invited by the Chinese government to teach at the Beijing police university. She has accepted the six-week assignment with misgivings but is desperate to escape a troubled life in America. Arriving in Beijing, she checks “nothing to declare” on the health declaration they gave her on the plane---nothing, that is, “except a broken heart and a wasted life, neither of which was contagious.”
She gets off to a bad start when her car knocks senior detective Li Yan off his bicycle. In a furious clash, he dresses her down in perfect English. But Li soon finds himself reintroduced to Margaret by his superiors when the newly promoted detective’s first case requires Margaret’s special expertise to identify a horribly burned corpse. Thrown together to track down the killer, Margaret and Li must bury their personal and cultural differences when they uncover a conspiracy that threatens not only their lives, but the lives of millions
Margaret Campbell, a Chicago forensic pathologist, has been invited by the Chinese government to teach at the Beijing police university. She has accepted the six-week assignment with misgivings but is desperate to escape a troubled life in America. Arriving in Beijing, she checks “nothing to declare” on the health declaration they gave her on the plane---nothing, that is, “except a broken heart and a wasted life, neither of which was contagious.”
She gets off to a bad start when her car knocks senior detective Li Yan off his bicycle. In a furious clash, he dresses her down in perfect English. But Li soon finds himself reintroduced to Margaret by his superiors when the newly promoted detective’s first case requires Margaret’s special expertise to identify a horribly burned corpse. Thrown together to track down the killer, Margaret and Li must bury their personal and cultural differences when they uncover a conspiracy that threatens not only their lives, but the lives of millions
Wow, what a great book. I learnt a lot about China's history which I found really interesting. At the same time I was gripped by the investigation of the gruesome crimes. I loved the relationship between opposites Margaret and Li.
I think Mr May excelled himself with this and I'm very impressed with the research that has gone into it. I didn't think I would like it as much as the Lewis Trilogy but I did. I can't wait to read the next in the series.
I think Mr May excelled himself with this and I'm very impressed with the research that has gone into it. I didn't think I would like it as much as the Lewis Trilogy but I did. I can't wait to read the next in the series.
A Guy Fawkes Night gift.
Journal Entry 4 by Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, November 6, 2021
Journal Entry 5 by Poodlesister at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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A wishlist book going to Cross-patch when I next visit the post office. I’ve got too many books to read and this book deserves to be read and appreciated.
Journal Entry 6 by Cross-patch at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, November 18, 2021
First in a series - another addiction I assume going by Dolph1n’s journal entry!
Journal Entry 7 by Cross-patch at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, November 29, 2021
Loved it. I learnt so much and can’t wait to read more. We stayed in The Friendship Hotel in 2001, so it provided me with an added interest. It was a fascinating place, almost a village of 1950s style blocks of buildings with a 3 lane dual carriageway at the front, the first lane of which was full of cyclists at that time. I suppose that isn’t the case now. Peter May remarks that this series marks the changes in China from the communist era to modern day. Fascinating.
Journal Entry 8 by Cross-patch at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Passing to a friend to read and release.