The water rat of Wanchai

Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel In the first electrifying book of the series, Ian Hamilton introduces us to Ava Lee - the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Lisbeth Salandar. Ava Lee is a young Chinese - Canadian forensic accountant who works for an elderly Hong Kong - based ''Uncle,'' who may or may not have ties to the Triads. At 115lbs., she hardly seems a threat. But her razorsharp intellect and resour...