{"product_id":"the-eye-of-jade-a-mei-wang-mystery","title":"The Eye of Jade A Mei Wang Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Having her own detective agency would give her\u003cbr\u003e the independence she had always longed for.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e It\u003cbr\u003e would also give her the chance to show those people\u003cbr\u003e who shunned her that she could be successful. People\u003cbr\u003e were getting rich. They owned property, money,\u003cbr\u003e business, and cars. With new freedom and opportunities\u003cbr\u003e came new crimes. There would be much that\u003cbr\u003e she could do.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Present day, Beijing. Mei Wang is a modern, independent woman. She has her own apartment. She owns a car. She has her own business with that most modern of commodities -- a male secretary. Her short career with China's prestigious Ministry for Public Security has given her intimate insight into the complicated and arbitrary world of Beijing's law enforcement. But it is her intuition, curiosity, and her uncanny knack for listening to things said -- and unsaid -- that make Mei Beijing's first successful female private investigator. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mei is no stranger to the dark side of China. She was six years old when she last saw her father behind the wire fence of one of Mao's remote labor camps. Perhaps as a result, Mei eschews the power plays and cultural mores -- \u003ci\u003eguanxi\u003c\/i\u003e -- her sister and mother live by...for better and for worse. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mei's family friend \"Uncle\" Chen hires her to find a Han dynasty jade of great value: he believes the piece was looted from the Luoyang Museum during the Cultural Revolution -- when the Red Guards swarmed the streets, destroying so many traces of the past -- and that it's currently for sale on the black market. The hunt for the eye of jade leads Mei through banquet halls and back alleys, seedy gambling dens and cheap noodle bars near the Forbidden City. Given the jade's provenance and its journey, Mei knows to treat the investigation as a most delicate matter; she cannot know, however, that this case will force her to delve not only into China's brutal history, but also into her family's dark secrets and into her own tragic separation from the man she loved in equal parts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first novel in an exhilarating new detective series, \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of Jade\u003c\/i\u003e is both a thrilling mystery and a sensual and fascinating journey through modern China.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135696613631,"sku":"*R0040569*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/9348993482692.jpg?v=1770152939","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-eye-of-jade-a-mei-wang-mystery","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}