In the Dark by Mai Jia
'Cracking another country's cipher is an undercover fight to the death...' Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at 'Unit 701', China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away; the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end; the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams; the spy who recounts a dangerous mission from beyond the grave. In this story of conspiracies, geniuses, revolutionaries and terrible moral choices, people sacrifice everything for a world of secrets - until, ultimately, it destroys them.
In the Dark has all the hallmarks of a thriller.. its immense readability derives from the pervading air of mystery, the Orwellian depiction of Chinese state security... A twisting, riddling and compellingly original exploration of thwarted geniuses and restricted lives -- Malcolm Forbes * National *
A compound of documentary, mystery and folk-tale - an unfamiliar voice from the centre of a world of secrets * The Times *
A compound of documentary, mystery and folk-tale - an unfamiliar voice from the centre of a world of secrets * The Times *
Mai Jia is one of China's most successful writers. He has won almost every major award in China, including the prestigious Mao Dun Award, and is hailed as the forerunner of Chinese espionage fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141391458 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141391456 |
| Title | In the Dark |
| Author | Mai Jia |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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