{"product_id":"shanghai-9781668006436","title":"Shanghai","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Mystery \u0026amp; Suspense Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e CrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A steamy, thrilling crime story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joseph Kanon set in pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just the cost of doing business.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the violence of Kristallnacht (1938), European Jews, now desperate to emigrate, found the consular doors of the world closed to them. Only one port required no entry visa: Shanghai, a self-governing Western trading enclave in what was technically Chinese territory, a political anomaly that became an escape hatch--if you were lucky enough to afford a ticket on one of the great Lloyd liners sailing to the East and safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Lohr was one of the lucky ones--lucky enough to have escaped the Gestapo when his colleagues in the resistance were caught, lucky to have an uncle waiting in Shanghai, lucky to find a casual shipboard flirtation that turns unexpectedly passionate. But even lucky refugees have to confront the reality of Shanghai. With all their assets and passports confiscated by the Nazis, they arrive penniless and stateless in a tumultuous, nearly lawless city notorious for vice. When you can sink fast, how far are you willing to go to survive? What lines do you cross? As Daniel tries to navigate his way through his uncle's world in Shanghai's fabled nightlife, he finds himself increasingly ensnared in a maze where politics and crime are two sides of the same shiny coin. The trick, his uncle tells him, is to stay one step ahead. But how do you stay ahead of murder? How do you outrun your own past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e-worthy setting for World War II-era intrigue\" (\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eShanghai\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a political haven that becomes a minefield of conflicting loyalties\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\"one of [Kanon's] most satisfying historical thrillers to date\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Kanon is the Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLos Alamos\u003c\/i\u003e and nine other novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Prodigal Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlibi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIstanbul Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDefectors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accomplice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good German\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a major motion picture starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. Other awards include the Hammett Award of the International Association of Crime Writers and the Human Writes Award of the Anne Frank Foundation. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415276978450,"sku":"9781668006436","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3706d2f0-570c-4d21-bf5b-facb46e88de2.jpg?v=1766486439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shanghai-9781668006436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}