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The Eye of Jade
Author: Diane Wei Liang
Series: The Mei Wang Mysteries #1
Narrator: Cindy Cheung
Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: AudioGO
Published: 07/15/2009
Synopsis
Modern, independent Mei Wang runs her own PI business in Beijing; she even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. When a family friend asks her to locate a Han dynasty jade of great value that was taken from its museum during the years of the Cultural Revolution when Red Guards seized many relics, her investigation reveals a story that has more to do with the past and her own family history than she ever expected. To solve the case, Mei must delve into that dark, brutal part of China's history, Mao's labor camps, and the countless deaths for which no one was ever held responsible. It exposes the agonizing choices made during the Revolution, to kill or be killed, to love or to live. A 2009 Shamus Award Nominee for Best First Novel.