Bad Traffic by Simon Lewis
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. Maybe England isn't the 'gold mountain' he was promised.
Inspired writingBad 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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780954899554 |
| ISBN 10 | 0954899555 |
| Title | Bad Traffic |
| Author | Simon Lewis |
| Series | Inspector Jian Novels |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sort of Books |
| Year published | 2008-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 372 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for World Book Day: Spread the Word Book to Talk About 2009 |
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