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A vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror, and find out why. Detective Li Yan - an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell - has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal labourers. Li and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, thread.
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- Title
- Snakehead
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter May
- Publisher
- riverrun
- Released
- 2017
- ISBN10
- 1786487829
- ISBN13
- 9781786487827
- Series
- Chinese Thrillers
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Suspense, Detective, China, Scottish Literature
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- Snakehead
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- A vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror, and find out why. Detective Li Yan - an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell - has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal labourers. Li and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, thread.