A Death in China (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) - Softcover

Hiaasen, Carl; Montalbano, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375700676 ISBN 13: 9780375700675

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1998

Synopsis

David Wang, a Chinese-American art historian, dies shortly after a visit to an ancient tomb housing priceless artifacts. Officials diagnose death by duck, a fatal confluence of culture shock and rich cuisine. But Wang's friend Tom Stratton suspects something more sinister, especially after the dead man's brother, a highly placed Party official tries to have him kidnapped. From a nightmarish interrogation to assasination by cobra, "A Death in China" takes readers on a trip with no rest stops through a world of claustrophobic mistrust and terrifying danger.

About this title

About the Author:

Carl Hiaasen is the author of seven other novels. He lives in Key West, Florida.

From the Inside Flap:

An American investigating his mentor's murder finds himself ensnared in a web of lies and treachery in China, where even tomorrow's weather is a state secret. From a nightmarish interrogation to assassination by cobra, A Death in China takes readers on a trip with no rest stops through a world of claustrophobic mistrust and terrifying danger.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0375700676
• ISBN 13: 9780375700675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288