A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protestor amidst the prodemocracy demonstrations in this unsettling new novel from the acclaimed author of The ForgivenAfter twenty years as an expat reporter in Hong Kong, Adrian Gyle has almost nothing to show for it. But now the streets are choked with students demanding democratic freedoms, and the old world is beginning to fall apart.Adrians old friend Jimmy Tang, the scion of a wealthy Hong Kong family, has begun a reckless affair with Rebecca, a leading prodemocracy protestor. But when Rebecca disappears and Jimmy goes to ground, Adrian unearths the familiar old urge to investigate. Pursuing Rebeccas ghost to Java Road where the citys dead congregate, Adrian reassembles her final hours as he struggles to distinguish between delusion and reality.Osbornes whodunnit is wrapped in an atmospheric portrait both of a particular place and time, and of the creation and destruction of a friendship. Highly recommended GUARDIANOsborne goes from strength to strength LIONEL SHRIVEROsborne handles surface and depth with immense skill, as only great writers can DEBORAH LEVY, FINANCIAL TIMESIf the purpose of a novel is to take you away from the everyday and show you something different, then Osborne is succeeding, and handsomely LEE CHILD, NEW YORK TIMES

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: FA; Weight: 292 g; Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 23

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