A BAFFLING MURDER IN RURAL CHINA.
AN EXILED DETECTIVE.
AND POLITICS AS DEADLY AS A KILLER.

'Parts the bamboo curtain to reveal a detailed and pacy portrait of police work and everyday life in this gripping crime thriller.' THE SUN

'City of Ice delivers everything one could want in a crime novel - insight, thrills, and entertainment.' Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling author

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...

'City of Ice is everything a reader could want in a novel.' Jack Du Brul, New York Times bestselling author

'Klingborg truly understands how Chinese bureaucracies work; at the same time he's a wizard at believable characters, compelling situations, and a propulsive plot.' SJ Rozan, Edgar Award winner and best-selling

Readers are gripped by CITY OF ICE:

'A dazzling debut...it's the perfect example of a riveting read you simply can't put down. ' ***** Goodreads Reviewer

'This slickly plotted, atmospheric thriller is compulsively readable and a fascinating exploration into a mysterious place and time.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer

'The descriptions, the emotions, the depth of characters are amazing.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer

About the Author
Brian Klingborg has an MA from Harvard University where his major field of concentration was Chinese Cultural Anthropology. He lived and worked in China for several years.

Reviews
Engrossing and atmospheric, CITY OF ICE takes us through the dirty snow of a Chinese province in a hunt for a serial killer. . An unmissable journey with a Confucian knight errant for the 21st century. -- Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author
Everything one could want in a crime novel - insight, thrills, and entertainment. This is not one to miss! -- Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling author
A gruesome crime; a rural cop with a keen mind and a sense of his place in modern-day China?CITY OF ICE is written with humor and insight, supplying from page one a plot that rolls steadily down the runway, constantly gaining speed the whole way until with a final burst of takeoff velocity, it takes you to a place you never thought you'd be. -- James Church
Like Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko or Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti, Klingborg's Inspector Lu Fei is a determined investigator as well as a wonderful guide to a country and culture unfamiliar to most readers. A thrilling mystery and a delightful novel from beginning to end -- Barbara Nickless, bestselling author
A wonderful view into the life of a rural town in the orbit of one of China's huge but secondary cities. Klingborg truly understands how Chinese bureaucracies work; at the same time he's a wizard at believable characters, compelling situations, and a propulsive plot. I'm already looking forward to the second book in this series. -- SJ Rozan, Edgar Award winner and best-selling author



Book Information
ISBN 9781472281845
Author Brian Klingborg
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 158mm * 32mm