Publisher's Synopsis
When a farmer finds a corpse floating near the mouth of the Yangtze River, David Stark, international attorney, and Liu Hulan, inspector for the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing, are assigned to the murder investigation. It soon becomes clear that this is more than just a simple case of homicide. The victim, an American archaeologist, is just one of several similar casualties along the Yangtze River. All the deaths are connected to priceless historical artefacts suddenly for sale on the world's art market. As David and Hulan pick their way through the complex maze of politics, they come to realise that what is at stake is the safety of both their homelands. Their shadowy enemy will stop at nothing to gain its mysterious prize - China's Dragon Bones.
