Chief Inspector Li Yan

and American pathologist

Margaret Campbell, heroes of Peter

May's best-selling China Thrillers , return

in a new story. A girl has disappeared in

Peking, and the mystery is connected to a

strange marital rite from China's past:

the Minghun , or Ghost Marriage.

Winner of France's Prix Intramuros in 2007,

Peter May once again takes his readers

on a powerful, fascinating exploration

of modern China.