The Interior: A Red Princess Mystery-Fast Shipping

Description

“See paints a fascinating portrait of a complex and enigmatic society, in which nothingis ever quite as it appears, and of the people, peasant and aristocrat alike, whoare bound by its subtle strictures.”—San Diego Union-Tribune

While David Starkis asked to open a law office in Beijing, his lover, detective Liu Hulan, receivesan urgent message from an old friend imploring her to investigate the suspiciousdeath of her daughter, who worked for a toy company about to be sold to David’s newclient, Tartan Enterprises.

Despite David’s protests, Hulan goes undercover at thetoy factory in the rural village of Da Shui, deep in the heart of China. It is aplace that forces Hulan to face a past she has long been running from. Once there,rather than finding answers to the girl’s death, Hulan unearths more questions, allof which point to possible crimes committed by David’s client. Suddenly Hulan andDavid find themselves on opposing sides: One of them is trying to expose a companyand unearth a killer, while the other is ethically bound to protect his client. Aspressures mount and danger increases, Hulan and David uncover universal truths aboutgood and evil, right and wrong–and the sometimes subtle lines that distinguish them.

Praise for The Interior

“[See] illuminates tradition and change, Western and Eastern cultural differences.. . . All this in the middle of her thriller which is also about greed, corruption,abuse of the disadvantaged, the desperation of those on the bottom of the food chain,and love.”
—The Tennessean

“Sophisticated . . . graceful . . . See’s picture ofcontemporary China’s relationship with the United States is aptly played out throughher characters.”
—Los Angeles Times

“Immediate, haunting and exquisitely rendered.”
—San Francisco Chronicle