{"product_id":"9781476793665","title":"Whispering Shadows: A Novel","description":"In this first book of the Rising Dragon series, “explore a side of Hong Kong tourists rarely experience” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) as an expat journalist tries to crack a murder case in the “darkly beautiful, heart-wrenching” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review) thriller set in China from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Hearing Heartbeats\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce an ambitious American expat and a dedicated family man, Paul Leibovitz is living as a recluse on an outlying island of Hong Kong. When he makes a fleeting connection with Elizabeth, a distressed American woman on the verge of collapse, his life is thrown into turmoil. Less than twenty-four hours later, Elizabeth’s son is found dead in Shenzhen, and Paul, invigorated by a newfound purpose, sets out to investigate the murder on his own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs Paul, Elizabeth, and a detective friend descend deeper into a politically corrupt China and the Shenzhen underworld—against the wishes of a woman with whom Paul has a growing flirtation—they discover dark secrets and vestiges of the Cultural Revolution that people will go to any lengths to keep hidden. Part love story, part crime thriller, \u003ci\u003eWhispering Shadows \u003c\/i\u003eis the captivating tale of one man’s desperate search for redemption within the grip of a world superpower, a place where secrets from the past threaten to upend the future.","brand":"S\u0026S\/37 Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130896859376,"sku":"9781476793665","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476793665_p0.jpg?v=1763610581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476793665","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}