Hong Kong, 1937: Orphaned by the sudden death of her father, a shady Hong Kong dealer in antiquities, 19-year-old Leah Kolbe finds she has been left penniless. Her only assets are the skills her father taught her: connoisseurship, secretiveness, and ...
Praise for The Fat Man’s Daughter: “When they work -- when the balance between art and research is close to perfection -- crime novels that illuminate an historical period are things of beauty. Caroline Petit’s first novel falls into that illus...