The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon: A Novel of Contemporary China SS_Gift_Guide "a heroine to cherish" (New

"a heroine to cherish" (New York Times Book Review)

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The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon: A Novel of Contemporary China SS_Gift_Guide "a heroine to cherish" (NewWinner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon by the acclaimed prize winning novelist Liu Zhenyun, is a gripping portrayal of contemporary China through the lens of one mans unexpected discovery. The protagonist, Liu Yuejin is a work site cook and small time thief whose accidental find of a flash disk chronicling a web of high level corruption sets off a convoluted chase. Set against the economic extremes of