The Last Mandarin: A Novel
By Louise Penny
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Publication Date: February 23, 2027
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A gripping thriller about family and power co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist.
A mother and a daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square to the White House.
Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li—a Tiananmen Square dissident turned world-renowned human rights activist and advocate for a free, democratic China.
When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, Vivien and Alice are called to the White House in hopes Madame Li can interpret the Chinese intentions. But why involve Alice?
If China isn’t behind the attack, Vivien warns, someone more dangerous is pulling the strings. They must overcome their estrangement if they have any hope of preventing global catastrophe. From DC to Ohio to Hong Kong, they work to prevent the next attack, along the way decoding an ancient legend and uncovering a secret language invented by women, for women.
The Last Mandarin is an electrifying study of power and greed, political terror and personal conviction. But it is also an intimate examination of choice, of sacrifice, of memory and myths. It is the story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the precarious balance of power across the world, and within a family. And what happens when both break down.
In a world ruled by power, even family can be a weapon.
Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li—a Tiananmen Square dissident turned world-renowned human rights activist and advocate for a free, democratic China.
When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, Vivien and Alice are called to the White House in hopes Madame Li can interpret the Chinese intentions. But why involve Alice?
If China isn’t behind the attack, Vivien warns, someone more dangerous is pulling the strings. They must overcome their estrangement if they have any hope of preventing global catastrophe. From DC to Ohio to Hong Kong, they work to prevent the next attack, along the way decoding an ancient legend and uncovering a secret language invented by women, for women.
The Last Mandarin is an electrifying study of power and greed, political terror and personal conviction. But it is also an intimate examination of choice, of sacrifice, of memory and myths. It is the story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the precarious balance of power across the world, and within a family. And what happens when both break down.
In a world ruled by power, even family can be a weapon.
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