Hour Of The Rat
  • Published: 15 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9781616953713
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 398
  • RRP: $32.99
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Hour Of The Rat

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18 Jun 2013
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15 Jun 2014
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Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli. Even though Zhang's mysterious disappearance has attracted the attention of the Chinese authorities. Even though her Born-Again mother has come for a visit and shows no signs of leaving.
 
But things really get complicated when Ellie's agrees to help out an old Army buddy with his search for his missing brother. Ellie finds herself entangled in a conspiracy that may or may not involve a sinister biotech company, eco-terrorists, an art-obsessed Chinese billionaire, and lots of cats—a conspiracy that will take her on a wild chase through some of China's most beautiful and most surreal places.
  • Published: 15 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9781616953713
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 398
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for Hour Of The Rat

Praise for Hour of the Rat

"A smart, jaw-droppingly good thriller, often hilarious, set in a revelatory depiction of modern China. Hour of the Rat should make Lisa Brackmann a star."--Timothy Hallinan, author of the Junior Bender books

"A pure, page-turning pleasure and beautifully written to boot ... A fascinating character study and a transportation in place. Brackmann's descriptions of China make me feel like I've been there. Plus, Ellie says what all of us are thinking. Love her!"--Huffington Post

"[A] Finely honed thriller... Brackmann is as adept at bringing China's densely populated cities and breathtaking landscapes to life as she is at depicting her flawed but appealing characters and twists and turns galore."--Publishers Weekly

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