His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend

the politics of death and espionage

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden

and why plumbers are called plumbers in this fantastic journey through the history of transport

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The Last Mandarin Gustave Flaubert His biggest problem is dealingA gripping thriller about family and power co written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award winning journalist. A mother and a daughter race against time in this all too real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all the way to the White House. Alice Li, a first generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has long lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li a Tiananmen Square