Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN 0385742738 (ISBN13: 9780385742733)

SYNOPSIS:
“A fast-paced contemporary thriller in the vein of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz set against the bustling backdrop of Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the border of China. This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl from his Washington, DC-area high school, must find her father who has been kidnapped—and they only have nine days. Although the characters in the novel are fictionalized, they are based on a real Chinese family who were part of the Chinese Democracy Movement and inspired this story.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Fred Hiatt is the editorial page editor of The Washington Post. He writes editorials for the newspaper as well as a biweekly column.