Whispering Shadows, 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781476793641)

The first in a suspenseful new trilogy by the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, this gripping story follows a retired expat journalist in contemporary China who tries to crack a murder case as he battles his own personal demons.

American expat Paul Leibovitz was once an ambitious advisor, dedicated father, and loving husband. But after living for nearly thirty years in Hong Kong, personal tragedy strikes and Paul's marriage unravels in the fallout.

Now Paul is living as a recluse on an outlying island of Hong Kong. When he makes a fleeting connection with Elizabeth, a distressed American woman on the verge of collapse, his life is thrown into turmoil. Less than twenty-four hours later, Elizabeth's son is found dead in Shenzhen, and Paul, invigorated by a newfound purpose, sets out to investigate the murder on his own.

As Paul, Elizabeth, and a detective friend descend deeper into the Shenzhen underworld--against the wishes of a woman with whom Paul has had a flirtation--they discover dark secrets hidden beneath China's booming new wealth. In a country where rich businessmen with expensive degrees can corrupt the judicial system, the potential for evil abounds.

Part love story, part crime thriller, Whispering Shadows is the captivating tale of one man's desperate search for redemption within the vice of a world superpower, a place where secrets from the past threaten to upend the country's unchecked drive towards modernization.

Author: Jan-Philipp Sendker
ISBN-10: 1476793646
ISBN-13: 9781476793641
Publisher: 37 Ink
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2015
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2014 pg. 57
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2015
Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 39
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015
Library Journal 03/15/2015 pg. 97
Library Journal 11/01/2014