Red Princess series book 2

In our world, two years have passed since the publication of Flower Net,
Lisa See's debut in thriller fiction, but as The Interior begins, only
a few months have passed since Liu Hulan, a detective in Communist China's
Ministry of Public Security, and U.S. Attorney David Stark first teamed up
to catch a murderer--and rekindled their old love affair. Now, as David
struggles to find a way to get back to China--or convince Hulan to move
to America--Hulan goes to the village of Da Shui at the request of an old
friend whose daughter has been murdered. Initial evidence suggests that it
may have something to do with the nearby factory owned by an American toy
manufacturer, where hundreds of Chinese women are working in sweatshop
conditions. Meanwhile, David's old law firm has suddenly offered him an
opportunity to head its new Beijing office, where one of his first duties
will be to help one of the firm's corporate clients complete his purchase
of the toy company. See's descriptions of daily Chinese life, both in
Beijing and the far outposts of the country, are richly detailed. But the
novel's even greater strength lies in the contests of will between David
and Hulan and their various adversaries--as well as between each other,
as Hulan struggles against what she perceives as a threat to her
independence, and David must withhold critical information from his
partner because it comes from one of his clients. While it certainly
helps to have read Flower Net, The Interior is a surefooted exotic
thriller in its own right, which will undoubtedly earn Lisa See as many
new fans as the old ones it pleases.

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