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Snakehead
Peter May
Hodder & Stoughton £18.99
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Reviewed by John Orum |
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Pathologist Margaret Campbell, returned from China, thinks she
has put the past behind her. Notably her love affair with the
Chines detective, Li Yan. Nothing is that simple. almost a
hundred Chinese illegal immigrants are found dead in a container
lorry. Re-enter Li Yan, now on secondment to the embassy in
Washington. Although the immigrants died from asphyxiation, at
the post mortem it is discovered that they are carriers of a
lethal form of the flu virus for which there is no cure. The
search then begins for the apprehension of other illegal
immigrants, the head of the smuggling ring, and the creator of
the virus. When one of the medics dies after a cut during an
autopsy, things take a tragic turn. Li Yan and Margaret Campbell
have to join forces again aided and abetted by a bigoted agent
who hates the Chinese. The plot twists and turns like the tail
of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read, written by an author
who has a wonderful understanding of the Chinese, and is an
honorary member of the Chinese crime fiction association. Highly
recommended.
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