Inspector Jian is a Chinese cop from the Siberian borders who thinks he's seen it all. But his search for his missing daughter brings him to the meanest streets he's ever faced - in rural England. Migrant worker Ding Ming is distressed - his gangmaster's making demands, he owes a lot of money to the snakeheads and no one will tell him where his wife has been taken. Maybe England isn't the `gold mountain' he was promised..... Two desperate men, uneasy allies in a baffling foreign land, are pitted against a band of ruthless criminals. There's BAD TRAFFIC ahead.

About the Author
Simon Lewis was born in Wales in 1971. His first novel GO (1999) was published by a small press and then picked up by Corgi. It sold more than 40,000 copies and led Simon into work as a film screenwriter. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he has also co-authored the Rough Guide to China. Simon chose to set his debut crime fiction among the exploited Chinese workers smuggled into Britain. He currently lives in Brixton and Shanghai.

Reviews
Inspired writing. Bad Traffic is a honey: suspense that never loses its grip. -- Elmore Leonard
Lewis's aim was to write a book that was 'fast-paced and pulpy with plenty of action'. He has certainly succeeded, but there's more besides - dark comedy, sensitive characterisation and an incisive rendering of the desperation felt by beleaguered strangers in a foreign land. -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *
An impressive novel set in a milieu hitherto unused in crime fiction. -- Marcel Berlins * Sunday Times *


Awards
Short-listed for World Book Day: Spread the Word Book to Talk About 2009.



Book Information
ISBN 9780954899554
Author Simon Lewis
Format Paperback
Page Count 372
Imprint Sort of Books
Publisher Sort of Books
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 32mm