Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (The Red Princess Mysteries)
de See, Lisa
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Used - Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0345440315
- ISBN 13
- 9780345440310
- Librería
-
Eugene , Oregon, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Sinopsis
When the body of an American archaeologist is found floating in the Yangzi River, Ministry of Public Security agent Liu Hulan and her husband, American attorney David Stark, are dispatched to Site 518 to investigate. As Hulan scrutinizes this death--or is it a murder?--David, on behalf of the National Relics Bureau, tries to discover who has stolen from the site an artifact that may prove to the world China's claim that it is the oldest uninterrupted civilization on earth. This artifact is not only an object of great monetary value but one that is emblematic of the very soul of China. Everyone--from the Chinese government, to a religious cult, to an unscrupulous American art collector--wants this relic, and some, it seems, may be willing to kill to get it. At stake in this investigation is control of China's history and national pride, and even stability between China and the United States.The troubled Hulan must overcome her own fears of failure, while David tries desperately to break through the shell that has built up around his wife. As Hulan and David are enmeshed in international schemes for power and the turbulence of their own relationship, these hunters after the truth become the hunted--in a fast-driving narrative set against the backdrop of the building of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest and most expensive project China has undertaken since the Great Wall and the subject of great international debate. It is here, in the heart of the Three Gorges, that David and Hulan will battle their enemies and their own natures to see who will win China's dragon bones.Dragon Bones combines ancient myth with contemporary anxieties concerning religious fanaticism and terrorism to tell a story of love, betrayal, history, ecology, greed--and gory murder.From the Hardcover edition.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- St. Vinnie's Charitable Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- I-01-2544
- Título
- Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (The Red Princess Mysteries)
- Autor
- See, Lisa
- Estado del libro
- Used - Acceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0345440315
- ISBN 13
- 9780345440310
- Editorial
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2008270148
Términos de venta
St. Vinnie's Charitable Books
Sobre el vendedor
St. Vinnie's Charitable Books
Sobre St. Vinnie's Charitable Books
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....