Lisa See
In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. Liu Hulan is the Inspector in Chinaâ€™s Ministry of Public Security whose tough style rousts wrongdoers and rubs her superiors the wrong way. Now her latest case finds her trapped between her countryâ€™s distant past and her own recent history.,The case starts at a rally for a controversial cult that ends suddenly in bloodshed, and leads to the apparent murder of an American archaeologist, which officials want to keep quiet. And haunting Hulanâ€™s investigation is the possible theft of ancient dragon bones that might alter the history of civilization itself.,Getting to the bottom of ever-spiraling events, Hulan unearths more scandals, confronts more murderers, and revives tragic memories that shake her tormented marriage to its core. In the end, she solves a mystery as big, unruly, and complex as China itself.
Mystery,Fiction,Cultural,China,Historical,Historical Fiction,Thriller,Suspense,Cultural,Asia,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Adult,Literature,Asian Literature
Dragon Bones