21 Immortals introduces an exciting new voice in international
noir--for readers of Jo Nesbø, Keigo Higashino, and John Burdett.
Inspector Mislan Latif's final case after a long night's shift could be
his last. Called to a wealthy neighborhood of Kuala Lumpur, he finds a
crime scene unlike any he has encountered before: pristine, the victims
a family seated at dinner, Mona Lisa smiles fixed to their faces, frozen
mid-gesture around the traditional Chinese New Year dish of yee sang,
signifying prosperity, longevity, many good things*--*though it's not
that time of year. It makes an eerie, chilling tableau of death, but
signifying what? The celebrity of the father, fashion magnate Robert
Tham, has already drawn a media throng, and soon the upper echelons of
the police have taken an interest, bringing pressure to solve the crime
quickly.
But every clue points to another unknown. This isn't the primary scene:
where is it? What are the motives of Tham's younger business partner,
the attractive Miss Irene? What of his connections to an old-school
criminal gang and the triads? With rival units of the police seeking to
co-opt and, he suspects, bury the case, Inspector Mislan's investigation
takes him to every level of this modern, multi-ethnic,
American-pop-culture-influenced society, to where moneyed power and
influence demand their say. Maverick, hard-boiled yet tender, a single
father raising a young child, Mislan must rely on his team--and the
politically savvy woman leading Major Crimes who is his boss--to
support, protect him from the corruption above, and help find a way to
ensure the course of justice.
