{"product_id":"9781838905682","title":"Ripples in the Lake","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Dong Xi \u0026amp; James Trapp\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChina | c 2010 to c 2020 | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Crime \u0026amp; mystery | Thriller \/ suspense | Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by ACA Publishing Limited (Sinoist Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback |  \u003cbr\u003e216mm x 140mm | 427g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Ran Dongdong has two problems. One is the dead young woman with a missing hand, and the other is her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first to be called to the scene when the body is found floating near a lakeside luxury hotel, she begins an investigation that soon leads her into a web centred on the scandalous affairs of a powerful businessman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she begins to see echoes of the case everywhere, including in her personal relations, she can’t resist interrogating her own marriage. But will the resonances set off a chain reaction in her life that she can’t control?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494974927223,"sku":"9781838905682","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781838905682.jpg?v=1767963840","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781838905682","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}