The Firemaker
The explosive crime thriller from the author of The Enzo Files (The China Thrillers Book 1)
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The Firemaker
Narrated by:
Peter Forbes
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Narrated by:
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Peter Forbes
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By:
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Peter May
Summary
'A TERRIFIC WRITER' MARK BILLINGHAM
'A WRITER I'D FOLLOW TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH' NEW YORK TIMES
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO THRILLERS
The first of Peter May's China critically acclaimed thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell.
LI YAN
A grotesquely burned corpse found in a city park is a troubling mystery for Beijing detective Li Yan. Yan, devoted to his career as a means of restoring the respect his family lost during the Cultural Revolution, needs outside help if he is to break the case.
MARGARET CAMPBELL
The unidentified cadaver in turn provides a welcome distraction for forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. Campbell, married to her work and having left America and her broken past behind, throws herself into the investigation, and before long uncovers a bizarre anomaly.
THE FIREMAKER
An unlikely partnership develops between Li and Campbell as they follow the resulting lead. A fiery and volatile chemistry ignites: exposing not only their individual demons, but an even greater evil - a conspiracy that threatens their lives, as well as those of millions of others.
LOVED THE FIREMAKER? Read the second book in the series, THE FOURTH SACRIFICE
LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH.
(P)2015 WF Howes Ltd©1999 Peter May
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Critic reviews
Praise for Peter May:
He is a terrific writer doing something different. (Mark Billingham)
He is a terrific writer doing something different. (Mark Billingham)
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer. (Sophie Hannah)
Wonderfully compelling. (Kate Mosse)
A true pleasure to read.
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth.
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years. (Boyd Tonkin)
Lyrical, empathetic and moving. (Alex Gray)
A wonderfully complex book. (Peter James, on Entry Island)
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships.
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization. (Barry Forshaw)
Dark, exciting and atmospheric.
Powerful and authentic.
The characterisation in this book is not strong, the development is too predictable, and the plotting not sufficient to compensate for its other failings.
Standard fare: good enough but no better
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In any novel
Very enjoyable
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The story was well crafted and I found it really difficult to put down. Peter Forbes narrates really well and makes for very pleasant listening - I reckon I am now away to buy number 2 in the series!
Excellent
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Just as good as the Scottish books
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gripping plot great characters
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