Boston might be white with snow, but there's nothing but a winter's darkness for Shane Cleary, a former cop, veteran, and reluctant PI. There's an international war within the mafia over drugs, and he has been asked to find the nephew of the local crime boss. When federal agencies descend on the cit
The Liar's Dice
β Scribed by Jeannie Lin
- Book ID
- 110665914
- Publisher
- Jeannie Lin
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Series
- Lotus Palace
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B06XWNR3GC
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β¦ Synopsis
Lady Bai's first taste of freedom brings her face-to-face with murder. A dangerous and enigmatic stranger becomes her ally while the killer may be someone closer than she ever imagined. Part of the bestselling Lotus Palace series
Lady Bai, called Wei-wei by her aristocratic family, has always been the perfectly obedient daughterβbut only on the outside. When she dares to pay a forbidden visit to a public tea garden in men's clothing, only Gao looks close enough to notice her disguise.
When the pair witnesses a fatal stabbing, Wei-wei discovers that her brother has been hiding secrets. Street-smart with a shady past, the enigmatic Gao becomes her ally as she unravels the mystery, but soon she's faced with a cruel choice β discover the truth and bring the killer to justice, or protect her family at all costs.
***First published in the GAMBLED AWAY: Historical romance anthology****
THE LIAR'S DICE is a novella in the Lotus Palace series, taking place after the events of The Jade Temptress. Length: ~100 pages
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