The wild beasts of Wuhan : an Ava Lee novel
(2013)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
MYSTERY/HAMILTON,I

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Mysteries MYSTERY/HAMILTON,I Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Picador, 2013
EDITION
First U.S. edition
DESCRIPTION

324 pages, 14 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781250035158 (hardback), 1250035155 (hardback), 9781250032294 (paperback), 1250032296 (paperback), 9781250032294
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Originally published in Canada by Spiderline, 2012

Wong Changxing, a rich Chinese powerbroker, has just been bilked out of $100 million in an elaborate art forgery con. His one hope of recovering the money, and of saving face, is Ava Lee--a forensic accountant with a talent for tracking down untraceable funds. With the help of her mentor, the Triad-connected Uncle, Ava traces the provenance of the meticulously forged paintings to Denmark, the Faroe Islands, New York, and London. As she infiltrates one of the most prestigious auction houses in the world, she uncovers a massive web of corruption, where high art and high-stakes fraud threaten more than just her client's business--this is one scam that could get her killed. Ava Lee is one of the most scintillating, unique heroines to come along in years

Includes an excerpt from the Ava Lee novel, "The Red Pole of Macau"