A Death in China -- Carl Hiaasen, Paperback

From Carl Hiaasen and the distinguished foreign correspondent Bill Montalbano comes a relentless novel of treachery and murder set in the clenched society of China, where even tomorrow's weather is a state secret.

David Wang, a Chinese-American art historian, dies shortly after a visit to an ancient tomb housing priceless artifacts. Officials diagnose death by duck, a fatal confluence of culture shock and rich cuisine. But Wang's friend Tom Stratton suspects something more sinister, especially after the dead man's brother, a highly placed Party official, tries to have him kidnapped. From a nightmarish interrogation to assassination by cobra, A Death in China takes readers on a trip with no rest stops through a world of claustrophobic mistrust and terrifying danger.

Author: Carl Hiaasen, Bill Montalbano
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 06/30/1998
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.68w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780375700675

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/1998 pg. 112
New York Times 07/26/1998 pg. 28

About the Author
Carl Hiaasen is the author of seven other novels. He lives in Key West, Florida.