The 3rd woman
Subtitle: a thriller
By: Jonathan Freedland
Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9781443416122
Subjects: Women journalists; Fiction; Murder; Investigation
Other titles: Third woman
Description: "The book begins in the not-so-distant future, in a United States that has yielded to the People's Republic of China--Beijing has written off trillions of dollars of US debt in return for a permanent military presence on US soil. America is now a former global superpower, dependent on and junior to China. And the evidence--cultural and political--is everywhere. Madison Webb is a work-obsessed journalist who will do anything to get to the heart of a story; to expose lies and corruption. When her sister is brutally murdered, the police seem too eager to write it up as an isolated incident. Madison starts digging and uncovers a series of similar rape-murder cases. As her investigation beings to attract the media spotlight, Madison draws the attention of some powerful people. And when she reveals the link between the victims, Madison will find out that the Chinese military makes for a terrifying enemy ..."--Provided by publisher.