{"product_id":"beijing-payback-paperback","title":"Beijing Payback - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Nieh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Propulsive. . . . Highly enjoyable. . . . It sets up a sequel, one that I very much look forward to reading.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh, smart, and fast-paced revenge thriller about a college basketball player who discovers shocking truths about his family in the wake of his father's murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Li is devastated by his father's murder, and shocked by a confessional letter he finds among his father's things. In it, his father admits that he was never just a restaurateur--in fact he was part of a vast international crime syndicate that formed during China's leanest communist years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor travels to Beijing, where he navigates his father's secret criminal life, confronting decades-old grudges, violent spats, and a shocking new enterprise that the organization wants to undertake. Standing up against it is likely what got his father killed, but Victor remains undeterred. He enlists his growing network of allies and friends to finish what his father started, no matter the costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fast-paced revenge thriller about a college basketball player who discovers shocking truths about his family in the wake of his father's murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor Li and his sister, Jules, are devastated by their father's murder. As they go through the motions of sorting the estate, Victor finds a confessional letter from his father and learns that he was no simple restauranteur as they were always told. He was a smuggler, part of a vast international crime syndicate, who betrayed his dangerous partners as he settled into a serene life in the Chinese-populated suburbs of Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor travels to Beijing, intending to avenge his father's death, but finds himself immersed in an unfamiliar world of glitz and intrigue, where everyone has a hidden agenda and nothing is as it seems. He learns that his father was more than just a cog in a machine--he helped found a sophisticated organization during China's leanest Communist years that grew into an international criminal network. As Victor navigates his father's secret life, he finds decades-old grudges, violent spats, and a shocking new enterprise that the organization has launched. This might have been what got his father killed, but Victor remains undeterred. He enlists the help of new allies and friends to finish what his father started, even if it means saying goodbye to the life he's always known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeijing Payback\u003c\/em\u003e is a fresh new thriller, bursting with personality and pathos, swift-moving action, and plenty of surprises.--\u003cstrong\u003eBBC.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724785422399,"sku":"9780062886651","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9f28a2bb3e492639100b70eb45075153.webp?v=1765103918","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/beijing-payback-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}