An electrifying thriller debut set in modern China, in a world of artists, paranoid revolutionaries and government conspiracies...First she tried to start over. Now she's just trying to survive.ON HER OWNEllie Cooper's tour of duty in Iraq left her with a damaged leg, a faithless husband, and a desperate need to get away. In Beijing, she falls for charismatic Chinese artist Lao Zhang but, after the arrival of a mysterious guest, he disappears...ON THE RUNHer cheating husband, Trey, tracks her down to demand a divorce. But far more disturbing are the Chinese and American agents who begin to hound Ellie for Lao Zhang's whereabouts.AND A LONG WAY FROM HOMEWhen things suddenly turn threatening, Ellie turns fugitive, convinced there's a hidden agenda - one that involves something she should never have seen in Iraq - something that could get her killed. Now she's alone, in a country she barely knows, falling down a rabbit hole of conspiracies from which she can't escape...
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From the Author:
Hello! This is the same book published in the U.S. as ROCK PAPER TIGER.
About the Author:
Lisa Brackmann is the critically acclaimed author of the Ellie McEnroe novels set in China (Rock Paper Tiger, Hour of the Rat, Dragon Day) and the thriller Getaway. Her work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal and CNET. She lives in San Diego with a couple of cats, far too many books and a bass ukulele
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- PublisherHarper
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0007453191
- ISBN 13 9780007453191
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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