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Reviews 'Taken as
crime fiction, Sampson's third novel is original,
fast paced and clever: taken as a beginner's guide
to the enigma that is modern China, this is an
outstandingly interesting description of life
in Beijing from two utterly different angles .
We see the busy, baffling society from the viewpoint
of a Marlowe-style Chinese private eye, an honest,
cussed altruist who deals equally with paupers
and millionaires… In alternate chapters
we follow a British woman journalist from 'the
corporation' who endangers others through her
naivety about what can and can't be done in a
police state The author lives in Beijing and was
The Times correspondent there, so her own experience
lends authority to a gripping mystery.' The
Literary Review
'Sampson’s storytelling is fluent and compelling
and her characterisation rewarding…. The
Pool of Unease is wonderfully atmospheric and
evocative….' Cath Staincliffe at Tangled
Web
‘An intricate mystery’ The Sunday
Telegraph
"This gripping thriller... is an enjoyable whodunit, worth reading as much for its intriguing picture of today's burgeoning superpower as for the detective trail." Gerald Kaufman, The Scotsman
‘A chilling thriller that will definitely
make your blood run cold...' First Magazine
‘She allows the plot to breathe and gather
momentum, creating a story that swims with imagination
whilst also providing an intriguing window on
a city and its people that are being forced to
adjust rapidly to change. An ice-hot thriller
to devour with your chow mein.’ Paul
W Smith at www.reviewedonline.co.uk
‘This is a fine thriller, in an unusual
setting, and written by somebody who knows what
she is talking about’. Judith Rhodes
at Tangled Web
'Oh, this is quite a story… The characters
are all rounded, alive in your mind as you read…
it's the picture of a small boy sent to the city
with his sister to earn some money who then sees
his sister murdered that stays with me. It's a
book that stays in your mind long after you've
finished reading.' Sue Magee at www.thebookbag.co.uk
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