num_pages: 272
description: Antiques dealer Lara McClintoch is targeted by ruthless criminals while tying to recover an eighth-century Tang Dynasty silver box-with an alchemical formula for the elixir of immortality etched on the inside of the lid. The rare item holds the key not only to the mysterious death of a museum curator, but to Lara's own survival.
language: English
title: The Chinese Alchemist
titlecomplete: The Chinese Alchemist (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #11)
characters: Lara McClintoch
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Canada, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 390
series: Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery
publisher: Berkley Hardcover