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2000s: In a remote Chinese town, a young woman is found brutally murdered
City of Ice
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In a remote Chinese town – where the theft of a few chickens counts as a major crime – a young woman is found brutally murdered…with her heart, lungs and liver removed. Inspector Lu Fei, a weary cop who fled the city, suddenly finds himself under the intense scrutiny of the ruling party in Beijing.
Determined to find her killer, Lu Fei must navigate a society where politics can be deadly, corruption is rife, and the powerful are untouchable. As evidence connects the case to a string of unsolved murders, Lu must decide what he will risk in search of justice…
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Discover rural China via City of Ice
The area in the novel is close to the city of Harbin. Raven Valley is fictional but is said to be some 70 kms from the Harbin. The first address we go to is a house on Kangjian street where there is a crime scene.
Raven Valley
“Kangjian Lane is one of the last residential streets before Raven Valley proper yields to expansive grain fields leased by huge corporate agricultural conglomerates. The houses here are old and ramshackle, with sizable yards where the locals keep small vegetable gardens and perhaps a few pigs or a handful of chickens.”
“Houses like this lack central heating – they are warmed by means of a kang – a brick and clay platform used as a bed or sitting area with a hollow space beneath where a fire is lit. But no fire has been kindled at the Yang residence today.”
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Destination/location: China Author/guide: Brian Klingborg Departure Time: 2000s
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