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Paper Butterfly, the second mystery featuring private detective Mei Wang, is as beautiful and lyrical as it is eye-opening.
Mei Wang #2
Simon & Schuster
May 2009
On Sale: May 7, 2009
Featuring: Mei Wang
240 pages
ISBN: 1416549579
EAN: 9781416549574
Hardcover
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Mystery Woman Sleuth
Modern-Day Beijing. Mei Wang, 31, lives and works as a
private detective in China's capital city. After her
resignation from the Ministry for Public Security, Mei saw
her status drop swiftly in the eyes of her former
colleagues, her TV-star sister, and even her mother. But
sharp, intuitive Mei has taken her valuable experience and
her insider knowledge of the police and city politics and
set herself up as a successful private investigator. Now,
with her own car, her own business, even a male receptionist
to reflect her well-to-do status, Mei Wang is ensconced in
her own little corner of the biggest city in China. When
Mei receives a call from the chief executive at Guanghua
Record Company, she learns that one of Mr. Peng's top
starlets -- the beautiful pop star Kaili -- has been missing
for four days. Mei must find the starlet while keeping up
the record company's façade that nothing is amiss. Though
Kaili is a piece of Mr. Peng's moneymaking machine, Mei
learns that she is also a troubled, mysterious young woman
whom no one really knows. The discovery of a secret stash of
letters in Kaili's apartment sets Mei on an investigation
that will take her back to a troubled past that belongs not
only to Kaili, but to the entire nation. Meanwhile, in
Gansu Province, a work camp laborer named Lin is finally
released from eight years of forced labor on the outskirts
of civilization. He angrily remembers the betrayal that cost
him his youth and his sweetheart, who was torn from his life
when he was sent to the work camp. As Mei tries to
retrace Kaili's steps, so does Lin retrace his own
past...and he carries a secret to the case that no one would
ever expect. Paper Butterfly, the second
mystery featuring private detective Mei Wang, is as
beautiful and lyrical as it is eye-opening.
Comments
3 comments posted.
Re: Paper Butterfly
After reading the excerpt, I'll definitely read this book but I sure would love to win a signed copy of it. Thanks.
Lorraine
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(Lorraine Larose 7:16pm September 1, 2009)
I got this from my MIL it is an awesome read love love loved it....
(Ann w 8:15pm September 1, 2009)
A view inside this country should be very
interesting. It opens new doors for plots.
(Patricia Barraclough 11:19pm September 1, 2009)
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