Blogs in July 2022

A Map for the Missing 14th July 2022

An epic, mesmerizing debut novel set against a rapidly changing post-Cultural Revolution China, A Map for the Missingreckons with the costs of pursuing one’s dreams and the lives we leave behind Tang Yitian has been living in America for...

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On Java Road 8th June 2022

After twenty indolent years as an ex-pat reporter in Hong Kong, Englishman Adrian Gyle has almost nothing to show for it. The party gave no sign of ending: nights burned away in private clubs and restaurants; days were spent...

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Chemical Reaction 30th May 2022

As Jaq is pulled further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things take an explosive turn… After escaping almost certain death amidst the ruins of Chernobyl, Jaq finds herself in even hotter water. Deep in debt, she...

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The Admiral’s Wife 25th April 2022

In 2016, Patricia Findlay leaves a high-powered career to move to Hong Kong, where she hopes to rekindle the bonds of family and embrace the city of her ancestors. Instead, she is overwhelmed by feelings of displacement and depression....

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Harvest 13th April 2022

When Laura Clayton, a British teacher working in Beijing, goes missing, former Met detective-turned private investigator Ed Vaughan is hired to search for her. But within hours of arriving in the Chinese capital to start their investigation, Vaughan and...

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