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    Thief of Souls
    Thief of Souls
    Thief of Souls
    Audiobook10 hours

    Thief of Souls

    Written by Brian Klingborg

    Narrated by P.J. Ochlan

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Lu Fei is a graduate of China's top police college but he's been assigned to a sleepy backwater town in northern China, where almost nothing happens and the theft of a few chickens represents a major crime wave. That is until a young woman is found dead, her organs removed, and joss paper stuffed in her mouth. The CID in Beijing-headed by a rising political star-is on the case but in an increasingly authoritarian China, prosperity and political stability are far more important than solving the murder of an insignificant village girl. As such, the CID head is interested in pinning the crime on the first available suspect rather than wading into uncomfortable truths, leaving Lu Fei on his own.

    As Lu digs deeper into the gruesome murder, he finds himself facing old enemies and creating new ones in the form of local Communist Party bosses and corrupt business interests. Despite these rising obstacles, Lu remains determined to find the real killer, especially after he links the murder to other unsolved homicides. But the closer he gets to the heart of the mystery, the more he puts himself and his loved ones in danger.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 4, 2021
    ISBN9781705291825
    Thief of Souls
    Author

    Brian Klingborg

    BRIAN KLINGBORG has both a B.A. (University of California, Davis) and an M.A. (Harvard) in East Asian Studies and spent years living and working in Asia. He currently works in early childhood educational publishing and lives in New York City. Klingborg is also the author of Kill Devil Falls.

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    • 4/5
      As a former Nancy Drew kid, I love a good mystery series. These days I especially appreciate a mystery set in a culture and/or country that's unfamiliar to me, giving me the opportunity to learn a little something while I'm reading. So the chance to read this book was one I couldn't pass up. It's set in a small town in Northern China, and the author has studied China and Asia and has also lived in China. His knowledge keeps the book feeling grounded in reality - nothing feels over the top as far as the locale and characters are concerned. The mystery is a good one - there's the murder of a young woman in a small town where there are very few serious crimes, and the detective, Inspector Lu Fei, realizes there's a possible connection to at least one other murder. Fascinating location, interesting characters, and a good mystery - I look forward to the next installment in this new mystery series.
      My thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing a copy for an unbiased review.

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