Search for the Buried Bomber, Xu Lei
Search for the Buried Bomber, Xu Lei
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Search for the Buried Bomber

Author: Xu Lei, Gabriel Ascher

Narrator: James Chen

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/19/2013

Synopsis

The X-Files meets Indiana Jones in Search for the Buried Bomber, the first in Xu Lei’s Dark Prospects series of thrillers steeped in archeological myths and government secrets.During China’s tumultuous Cultural Revolution, the People’s Liberation Army dispatches an elite group of prospectors famous for their work uncovering rare minerals to the mountains of rural Inner Mongolia. Their assignment: to bring honor to their country by descending into a maze of dank caves to find and retrieve the remnants of a buried World War II bomber left by their Japanese enemies. How the aircraft ended up beneath thousands of feet of rock baffles the team, but they’ll soon encounter far more treacherous and equally inexplicable forces lurking in the shadows. Each step taken—and each life lost—brings them closer to a mind-bending truth that should never see the light of day. Pride sent them into the caves, but terror will drive them out.Through the eyes of one of the prospectors, bestselling Chinese author Xu Lei leads readers on a gripping and suspenseful journey.

About Xu Lei

With over a million subscribers to his microblog and five million books sold, Xu Lei is one of China’s most popular and highest grossing novelists. Born in 1982, he was inspired by his parents’ travel stories to write fanciful tales about tomb raiders, which he then posted online. The series became Secrets of a Grave Robber, which now boasts eight volumes in print, three of which have been published in English. Search for the Buried Bomber, the first book in the Dark Prospects series, was hailed as China’s most spectacular suspense novel of 2010. Xu Lei currently lives in Hangzhou, China.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Timothy

Search for the Buried Bomber is a publishing sensation in China. With his Grave Robbers’ Chronicles series, Xu Lei is the most popular novelist in that country. Search has been released to outstanding reviews. Now that I have finished reading the book (very difficult to put down), all I can say is:......more

Goodreads review by Rob

Xu Lei's SEARCH FOR THE BURIED BOMBER held my interest right up until the end. The story deals with Chinese prospectors investigating an underground Japanese base abandoned beneath China. As the prospectors go deeper and deeper underground, they find strange evidence in the camp, including a huge Ja......more

Goodreads review by Christopher

The book was heralded as "China's most spectacular suspense novel for 2010" and the fact it was translated to English was one of the novelties that attracted me to trying it out. I'm not sure if it was the translation to English or the writing, but it made me wonder about the state of the Chinese su......more

Goodreads review by John

I picked this book up mainly to see what a popular Chinese author was writing. Turns out that he's writing for anyone who likes plot heavy thrillers. The story moves right along while keeping you guessing and (most importantly) keeping you on the edge of your seat. Very strange tale with a plot to ma......more

Goodreads review by David

OK, not all contemporary thrillers suck! (I was a little worried, having just suffered thru Deep Fathom.) This book was fun because it: 1. is from a foreign author (I love works in translation); 2. was told in the 1st person (my fave); and 3. establishes atmosphere very well. I could add a fourth poi......more

Quotes

“Imagine a Chinese version of Tomb Raider or Indiana Jones series, and you’ve essentially discovered Xu Lei, one of China’s biggest rising stars” —Tor.com

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