The Slaughter Pavilion - Catherine Sampson

Song, an ex-policeman who now runs a private investigation business in Beijing, is approached by a potential client, but before he can help him, the client falls off the top of a massive office building, leaving behind the frozen body of his daughter. Intrigued, Song discovers that a number of children are going missing in an area outside Beijing, but the authorities seem determined not to investigate. And at the head of the non-investigation, is Song's former father-in-law, Chen Dalei. Can Song find out what has been going on without incurring the wrath of the authorities? And can he protect his son from Chen Dalei's guilty secrets? I am always slightly ...  Read the complete review