'A vivid narrative... written in prose that seems as sharp and neon drenched as its setting.' - Simon Lewis, author of Go, Bad Traffic and Border Run
"Ngeow... writes about humanity and womanhood with real, earned insight." - Daisy Buchanan, author of How To Be A Grown-up
Chicago 1980. Li-an Donohue's luck changes the instant she meets a mysterious Italian businessman in the Drake Hotel. Hearing her play, he offers her a job in Macau on the spot.
She's there in a heartbeat. From a drab Chicago winter to swimming pools, Semillon Blanc and lobster. It seems perfect. Li-an has her own private pavilion on the estate of a colonial gothic mansion. But easy livin' is harder than she thought. She's homesick. Lonely. And beginning to think it might not be all it seems.
Until she meets slick New Yorker DJ, Ben. He is the ring-a-ding, the daddy cool of the club scene who shares her passion for - her obsession with - music. An island in China isn't fun when you're desperate to cut a recording deal, make it big in disco, he says. Ben has a secret plan. But it sure doesn't sound like music to Li-an's ears...
Genre: Mystery
"Ngeow... writes about humanity and womanhood with real, earned insight." - Daisy Buchanan, author of How To Be A Grown-up
Chicago 1980. Li-an Donohue's luck changes the instant she meets a mysterious Italian businessman in the Drake Hotel. Hearing her play, he offers her a job in Macau on the spot.
She's there in a heartbeat. From a drab Chicago winter to swimming pools, Semillon Blanc and lobster. It seems perfect. Li-an has her own private pavilion on the estate of a colonial gothic mansion. But easy livin' is harder than she thought. She's homesick. Lonely. And beginning to think it might not be all it seems.
Until she meets slick New Yorker DJ, Ben. He is the ring-a-ding, the daddy cool of the club scene who shares her passion for - her obsession with - music. An island in China isn't fun when you're desperate to cut a recording deal, make it big in disco, he says. Ben has a secret plan. But it sure doesn't sound like music to Li-an's ears...
Genre: Mystery
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