Following the enthralling 18th century Chinese mysteries _Jade Dragon Mountain_ and _White Mirror_ , comes the next Li Du adventure in _Whisper of Ink._ Li Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery that surrounds his mentor's executi
City of Ink
โ Scribed by Elsa Hart
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;Minotaur Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Following the enthralling 18th century Chinese mysteries Jade Dragon Mountain and White Mirror , comes the next Li Du adventure in Whisper of Ink.
Li Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery that surrounds his mentor's execution, that's exactly where he must go.
Plunged into the painful memories and teeming streets of Beijing, Li Du obtains a humble clerkship that offers anonymity and access to the records he needs. He is beginning to make progress when his search for answers buried in the past is interrupted by murder in the present.
The wife of a local factory owner is found dead, along with a man who appears to have been her lover, and the most likely suspect is the husband. But what Li Du's superiors at the North Borough Office are willing to accept as a crime of passion strikes Li Du as something more calculated. As past and present intertwine, Li Du's...
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