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First-generation Chinese American food blogger Alice has always lived in her dissident turned activist mother Vivian's shadow, but when a world-wide panic ensues the two must join together and overcome their estrangement to help prevent a global catastrophe . . .
An electrifying study in absolute power and voracious greed, political terror and personal conviction, The Last Mandarin is a standalone novel from beloved author Louise Penny and acclaimed international journalist Melissa Fung that sees global politics become personal for two unlikely heroines.
"An intelligent espionage thriller! Penny’s trademark humor mingles well with Fung’s political expertise, and the end result is an eerily plausible nail-biter!" -- Publishers Weekly