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An enchanting and unforgettable historical mystery from the acclaimed author of The Night Tiger

Beware: once you start, you may not be able to put it down!"-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of Independence and The Last QueenSome people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908.A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes inv...

Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded by rumours of foxes, believed to lure people into peril by transforming into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with a reputation for sniffing out the truth, is hired to uncover...

Beware: once you start, you may not be able to put it down!"-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of Independence and The Last QueenSome people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908.A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes inv...

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»Eines Abends fragte mich mein Vater, ob ich die Braut eines Geistes werden wolle ...« Malaya 1893. Die 17-jährige Li Lan aus gutem, aber verarmten Hause erhält einen ungewöhnlichen Antrag: Sie soll den kürzlich verstorbenen Sohn der wohlhabenden Familie Lim heiraten. Aber Li Lan zögert. Kann sie sich wirklich einem Geist versprechen? Um sich auf die Probe zu stellen, taucht sie Nacht für Nacht ein in eine Welt, in der die Grenzen zwischen Rea...

»Ein Lektürehighlight. Im Bücherregal findet man keinen betörend-schöneren Lesegenuss als >Nachttiger<.« literaturmarkt.infoBritisch-Malaya in den 1930er-Jahren: Der chinesische Houseboy Ren ist in geheimem Auftrag unterwegs: Er muss den letzten Willen seines Herrn erfüllen, damit dessen Seele Ruhe finden kann. Seine Mission führt ihn zu einem britischen Arzt und schließlich zu der jungen Tänzerin Ji Lin. Gemeinsam geraten sie in eine dramatis...

Smart, vivacious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been hoping for. Across town, 11-year-old houseboy Ren is on a mission of his own, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's severed finger, lost ye...

The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club PickINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world." -Kirkus (starred review)An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin LeeQuick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjo...

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»Ein Lektürehighlight. Im Bücherregal findet man keinen betörend-schöneren Lesegenuss als >Nachttiger<.« literaturmarkt.infoBritisch-Malaya in den 1930er-Jahren. Zwischen Dschungel und Kolonialvillen lauert eine tödliche Gefahr ... Der chinesische Houseboy Ren ist in geheimem Auftrag unterwegs: Er soll den amputierten Finger seines Herrn finden, um ihn mit dem Toten zu bestatten. Nur so kann dessen Seele Ruhe finden. Neunundvierzig Tage bleibe...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The two main characters will captivate you as their paths are destined to cross... you won't be able to put this one down!'Reese Witherspoon'I was willingly propelled into a fascinating and exotic world'Daily MailThey say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us... In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese ho...

The Night Tiger draws us into a world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzlingly ambitious, propulsive novel is the intimate coming of age of a boy and a girl, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible.

A dancehall girl and an orphan boy are brought together by a series of unexplained deaths and a superstition about human-to-tiger transformation in this magical story of 1930s Malaysia.

The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club PickINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world." -Kirkus (starred review)An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin LeeQuick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjo...

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A wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twistsMalaya, 1893 Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt Chinese family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives a proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want her to become a ghost bride for the family's only son, who died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, ghost marria...