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Book Synopsis
The first of Peter May's China thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell, reissued in paperback.

Trade Review

Praise for Peter May:

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. * Guardian *
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth. * New York Times *
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent, on the Lewis trilogy *
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. * Sunday Times *
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization. -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric. * Scotland on Sunday *
Powerful and authentic. * Glasgow Sunday Herald *

The Firemaker

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    A Paperback / softback by Peter May

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      Publisher: Quercus Publishing
      Publication Date: 21/04/2016
      ISBN13: 9780857053961, 978-0857053961
      ISBN10: 0857053965

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first of Peter May's China thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell, reissued in paperback.

      Trade Review

      Praise for Peter May:

      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. * Guardian *
      Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth. * New York Times *
      One of the best regarded crime series of recent years. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent, on the Lewis trilogy *
      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. * Sunday Times *
      Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization. -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
      Dark, exciting and atmospheric. * Scotland on Sunday *
      Powerful and authentic. * Glasgow Sunday Herald *

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