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A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year
A Macavity Award Finalist for Best First Mystery
A fresh and vivid new voice brings a contemporary edge to the classic espionage novel.
At twenty-six, Princeton grad Michael Wang is trapped. Stifled under the bamboo ceiling at General Motors,…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Expat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Geeks are my kind of people. Add exotic locations, a sexy Chinese operative, and industrial espionage for the simmering foundation of The Expat.
Michael Wang is an ambitious engineer enticed to Beijing by the promise of success. Once there, he gradually learns he’s being manipulated, and that’s just the start of it. He becomes a pawn in a swirling game of espionage-chess.
The surprise ending made it one of my favorite and most memorable spy reads.
From Ursula's list on thrillers that favor espionage and tradecraft over fireworks.
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