The Snow Thief by C J Carver

When a little boy is found with his neck broken, Lhasa detective Shan Lia leaves her broken past behind and throws herself into the investigation. He is the fifth child to die the same way in as many weeks.

But Lia's superiors don't want her looking for a serial killer. They don't want panic and hysteria rolling across the country. They threaten Lia, giving her no choice but to turn her back on bringing the killer to justice. Until another boy is murdered. Then another.

Risking her life, Lia pursues the killer. With spies in the monasteries of Tibet and shadowy figures trying to thwart her hunt for justice, Lia faces the edge of the abyss to reveal the Snow Thief - but at what terrifying price?

The Snow Thief is a gripping novel set in Tibet. Through the eyes of a Chinese police officer the book poses the question of what might happen after the death of the Dalai Lama.

• Winner of the Debut Dagger for her first novel Blood Junction, CJ has written a further fourteen critically acclaimed novels which have been published in the UK and USA, and translated into several languages. She has also been shortlisted for the Barry and Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best Crime Thriller.

• A long-distance car rally from London to Saigon took CJ through Tibet, which became the inspiration for The Snow Thief. CJ is married and lives just outside Bath.

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The Snow Thief.....

'I will never forget this eye-opening, gripping, often terrifying and unsettling story'. Review by Ruth Dudley Edwards

'A gripping, immersive story that will transport you to the snowy peaks of Tibet....... A brilliantly realised thriller in a spectacular setting - I loved it'. Review by: T M Logan