Eye of Jade

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Having her own detective agency would grant her the independence she craved and a chance to prove her worth to those who dismissed her. In present-day Beijing, Mei Wang is a modern, independent woman with her own apartment, car, and a business that includes a male secretary. Her experience with China's Ministry for Public Security has provided her with valuable insight into the complexities of law enforcement, but it is her intuition and ability to listen that establish her as Beijing's first successful female private investigator. Mei's past is marked by darkness; she last saw her father at a labor camp when she was six. This experience shapes her rejection of the power plays and cultural norms that her family embraces. When a family friend, "Uncle" Chen, hires her to locate a valuable Han dynasty jade believed to have been looted during the Cultural Revolution, Mei embarks on a delicate investigation. The search takes her through banquet halls, back alleys, and seedy gambling dens, revealing not only the jade's troubled history but also her family's hidden secrets and her own painful past. This first novel in a captivating detective series offers a thrilling mystery intertwined with a rich exploration of modern China.