Book One of a
series
Fictional Saga/
Mystery
WWII
Shanghai /
China
Set in Shanghai
of 1936 this is as much an informative and well-researched historical novel as
it is an intriguing murder mystery. We follow two characters mainly: Clark, who
has just returned from studying in the US, and Eden who is a Jewish refugee from
Berlin and stateless by law. Her father, a doctor, successfully treated Clark’s
father. Despite a mutual attraction between Clark and Eden, circumstances are
complicated and stand in their way. Eden starts work for a newspaper and when a
friend is brutally murdered she takes on the police force to find out the
truth, with help from Clark and his connections.
The novel took
a while to get going with the setting up of the characters and their
background, but I enjoyed the urgency of the second half, once the murder
mystery fully took over and the other elements come together. I’ve learned a
lot of details along the way and look forward to the next parts in the series.
© Christoph
Fischer
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