{"product_id":"the-firemaker-china-thrillers-peter-may","title":"The Firemaker, Peter May","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first of Peter May's electrifying China Thrillers, featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell--and the explosive chemistry between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunningly original.\" --Scotland on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended.\" --Larry Gandle, Deadly Pleasures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating look at the new China.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grotesquely burned corpse found in a city park is a troubling mystery for Beijing detective Li Yan. Yan, devoted to his career as a means of restoring the respect his family lost during the Cultural Revolution, needs outside help if he is to break the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unidentified cadaver in turn provides a welcome distraction for forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. Campbell, married to her work and having left America and her broken past behind, throws herself into the investigation and before long uncovers a bizarre anomaly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unlikely partnership develops between Li and Campbell as they follow the resulting lead. A fiery and volatile chemistry ignites, exposing not only their individual demons, but an even greater evil--a conspiracy that threatens their lives, as well as those of millions of others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverrun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60546656141646,"sku":"9780857053961","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/6546\/8238\/files\/9780857053961.jpg?v=1787827977","url":"https:\/\/littlelanebookshop.com\/products\/the-firemaker-china-thrillers-peter-may","provider":"Little Lane Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}