{"product_id":"pansing-bbwwh31015-31016-31017-9781789543025","title":"The Message","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dazzling literary thriller set in Japan-occupied China from the most translated Chinese novelist of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChina, 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the height of the Second World War, Japan rules over China. In Hangzhou, a puppet government propped up by the Japanese wages an underground war against the Communist resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate one night, five intelligence officers, employed as codebreakers by the regime, are escorted to an isolated mansion outside the city. The secret police are certain that one of them is a communist spy. None of them is leaving until the traitor is unmasked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt should be a straightforward case of sifting truth from lies. But as each codebreaker spins a story that proves their innocence, what really happened is called into question again and again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for Mai Jia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A spy novel on a grand scale in which nothing is as it seems' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Message\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jia's playful mix of tradecraft, puzzle-solving and human folly brings an original twist to the spy fiction canon' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Message\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A page-turner with a gripping plot, otherworldy aura, and flamboyant detail' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDecoded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mix of spy thriller, historical saga and mathematical puzzle that coheres into a powerful whole' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDecoded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A literary superstar' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41082090520782,"sku":"9781789543025","price":9.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781789543025_1_011c44f7-1588-42e7-af59-63758039ab19.jpg?v=1693540464","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/pansing-bbwwh31015-31016-31017-9781789543025","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}