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Go-Between, July 2016
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Dragon Day, August 2015
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Rock Paper Tiger, July 2015
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Hour Of The Rat, June 2013
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Getaway, May 2012
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Getaway, May 2012
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Rock Paper Tiger, June 2011
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HOUR OF THE RAT
By: Lisa Brackmann

Ellie Cooper
Soho Crime
June 2013
On Sale: June 18, 2013
371 pages
ISBN: 1616952342
EAN: 9781616952341
Kindle: B008ADFIUQ
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Mystery

Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli. Even though Zhang’s mysterious disappearance of over a year ago has her in the sights of the Chinese authorities. Even though her Born-Again mother has come for a visit and shows no signs of leaving. But when her mom takes up with “that nice Mr. Zhou next door,” Ellie decides that it’s time to get out of town—given her mother’s past bad choices of men, no good can come of this.

An old Army buddy, Dog Turner, gives her the perfect excuse. His unstable brother Jason has disappeared in picturesque Yangshuo, a famous tourist destination, and though Ellie knows it’s a long shot, she agrees to try to find him. At worst, she figures she’ll have a few days of fun in some gorgeous scenery.

But her plans for a relaxing vacation are immediately complicated when her mother and the new boyfriend tag along. And as soon as she starts asking questions about the missing Jason, Ellie realizes that she’s stumbled into a dangerous conspiracy that may or may not involve a sinister biotech company, eco-terrorists, an art-obsessed Chinese billionaire and lots of cats—one that will take her on a wild chase through some of China’s most beautiful—and most surreal—places.