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Whispering Shadows
Whispering Shadows: A Novel | Jan-Philipp Sendker
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In this first book of the Rising Dragon series, explore a side of Hong Kong tourists rarely experience (Kirkus Reviews) as an expat journalist tries to crack a murder case in the darkly beautiful, heart-wrenching (Booklist, starred review) thriller set in China from the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. Once 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, Elizabeths son is found dead in Shenzhen, and Paul, invigorated by a newfound purpose, sets out to investigate the murder on his own. As Paul, Elizabeth, and a detective friend descend deeper into a politically corrupt China and the Shenzhen underworldagainst the wishes of a woman with whom Paul has a growing flirtationthey 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, Whispering Shadows is the captivating tale of one mans desperate search for redemption within the grip of a world superpower, a place where secrets from the past threaten to upend the future.
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Tove_Reads
Whispering Shadows: A Novel | Jan-Philipp Sendker
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Started reading this book and it is oddly drawing me in and I‘m enjoying it. It‘s a bit different. Anyone read it?

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ju.ca.no
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#heartsandhardcovers @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Day3: #secrets

My current secret is which book I will give to my Mom for her birthday tomorrow🤫🤫🤫

(It‘s the tagged one, you guys can know😉)

Cathythoughts Beautifully wrapped 🎉 7y
Christine11 Pretty! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love the paper ❤️❤️ 7y
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Cinfhen That paper is gorgeous and I liked this book but my favorite is still 7y
ju.ca.no @Cinfhen I loved that one too! It was the reason for buying this one😊 7y
Cinfhen Hope u had a wonderful birthday as well😁 7y
ju.ca.no @Cinfhen yes it was very nice, thank you😊 7y
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Cinfhen
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#TuneIntoNovember I recall reading this ARC several years ago & according to my GoodReads review I quite enjoyed the read. It‘s a literary thriller set in HongKong, where an expat recluse is drawn into the disappearance of a young American man. Same author as THE ART OF HEARING HEARTBEATS, which I often post about. #shadow

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Sparkin
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Despite a promising start, this book was disappointing. The novelty of the setting wore off quickly, and the characters were largely two dimensional.

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Sparkin
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#Fridayreads - a really enjoyable read.

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Abailliekaras
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I enjoyed this quiet, absorbing read about a murder in Shenzhen, told from different perspectives. Both Chinese and ex-pat protagonists, sympathetic characters, a deep understanding of HK and China but treads lightly. Some wonderful meals (#mademehungry)! I liked the warm, straightforward tone. Not quite, but a little like Murakami.

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Abailliekaras
Whispering Shadows: A Novel | Jan-Philipp Sendker
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I enjoyed this quiet, absorbing read about a murder in Shenzhen, told from different perspectives. Both Chinese and ex-pat protagonists, sympathetic characters, a deep understanding of HK and China but treads lightly. Some wonderful meals (#mademehungry)! I liked the warm, straightforward tone. Not quite, but a little like Murakami.

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Abailliekaras
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#somethingforseptember #septphotochallenge #bookssetinasia on my TBR ... Which one to read first?

RealLifeReading I'm definitely intrigued by the Hong Kong book! 8y
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