Snakehead, Peter May
Snakehead, Peter May
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Snakehead

Author: Peter May

Narrator: Peter Forbes

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2019

Synopsis

SUFFOCATED
A vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror and find out why.

SUMMONED
Detective Li Yan -- an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell -- has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal laborers.

SNAKEHEAD
Li and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians, and migrants in Beijing, Washington, and Texas -- posing multiple countries one very singular threat.

About Peter May

Peter May has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for the New York Times. At the Boston Globe, he specialized in covering the Boston Celtics and the NBA, earning numerous writing awards. He also covered three Super Bowls, two World Series, the 2004 Olympics, and a number of international basketball tournaments. He is a senior lecturer in journalism at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. May is the author of four books: The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball; The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBA's Greatest Team of All-Time; Won't Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey; and Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' 2007-08 Championship Season.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary

The 4th book in the 'China Thrillers' series by Peter May. I have now completed four of the six books in this series and although I enjoy the writing of Peter May and the character development, I do think generally that the excitement factor is a little low. The earlier plots in the series were a lot......more

Goodreads review by Sue

While I am in the midst of a project with a Goodreads friend, reading virtually anything and everything Peter May has written, Quercus US, the publisher, has been re-releasing some of his early titles including Snakehead, the 4th in his China series, re-released just this month. Because I wanted to......more

Goodreads review by Gina

For about two thirds of the book I would have given this 4 stars. I enjoyed the writing, the characters, and the educational value of learning about the human trafficking from China along with all the lingo and hierarchy, virus warfare, flus, and also the numerous US police forces and international......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan

Snakehead is the fourth book in Peter May’s China thrillers, and this one offers a scenery change. We’re no longer in China, but in America, where we experience another addictive story. Although I enjoyed Snakehead, I’m going to be honest and say it’s my least favourite of the books so far. It’s a ro......more

Goodreads review by Linda

a wonderful mystery series...nice to visit China......more

Quotes

"The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read."—Shots Magazine

"Fast and exciting . . . Highly topical, this is an entertaining read that will also give its readers food for thought."—The Irish Times

"A spell-binding and frighteningly realistic tale."—Aberdeen Evening Express

Praise for Peter May
"Peter May is an author I'd follow to the ends of the earth."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

"He is a terrific writer doing something different."—Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne series

"From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer."—Sophie Hannah, bestselling writer of The Monogram Murders

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