"Lisa Brackmann’s timely and hip debut novel is a thriller with a plucky heroine, locales actual and virtual, and grounding in the Abu Ghraib scandal….Brackmann can write."—Boston Globe "Rock Paper Tiger is a gripping ex-pat nightmare that unfolds with superb pacing and salient details. And it makes you damned glad your life is boring."—Miami Herald "Electrifying debut…the book’s exotic setting and tough heroine will definitely appeal to fans of John Burdett and Steig Larsson."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Few writers would be up to the challenge of blending the worlds of urban China, Iraq, and a virtual online kingdom--but Lisa Brackmann wildly succeeds. Prepare to taste the smog, smell the noodles, and rub the Beijing dust between your fingers. Rock Paper Tiger is a fresh and vigorous work that vividly captures the roller coaster that is life in modern China."—Eliot Pattison, author of the Edgar award-winning novel, The Skull Mantra "A splendid debut novel by a gifted new writer. Her Chinese setting is exotic and chilling, and the characters live and breathe. The story is smart and fast as a sports car. Keep an eye on Brackmann."—T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Renegades "Lisa Brackmann's ROCK PAPER TIGER is a compelling debut that takes you deep into the dangerous, complicated heart of modern China, with a tough and appealing heroine in Ellie McEnroe."—Jeff Abbott, author of Trust Me | "Lisa Brackmann’s novel gets off to a fast start and never lets up….Ellie is a perfect spunky heroine….be prepared for a wild ride."—New York Times Book Review "[Also] at the top of the Most Promising New Author list is Lisa Brackmann with Rock Paper Tiger. "—San Diego Union Tribune "This debut novel is a snapshot of a very modern China filled with coffee shops, Internet cafés, and gamers. Brackmann's experience in the motion picture industry is evident, as Ellie's military backstory is cleverly interwoven and revealed throughout...A gritty and intriguing tale of terror that draws in the reader with each page; Brackmann is a new writer to watch."—Library Journal "Finally a Western writer has taken China’s domestically bestselling genre of wild, louche-life youth and re-imagined it as a highly original expat thriller. It’s a wild ride—but don’t turn the pages too fast. Brackmann’s evocation of China, funny, frustrating, frightening, sometimes tender, and always real, is worth savoring."—Nicole Mones, , author of Lost in Translation and The Last Chinese Chef "Brackman’s debut deftly mixes modern China, the Iraq War, and online gaming, an unusual combination that manages to work…the two narrative strands constitute a fast-paced and engaging story as both plots are full of mystery and suspense…the characters are full-bodied and engaging. Good reading for anyone interested in the international crime novel."—Booklist "A terrifying odyssey in present-day China.... A totally captivating page-turner with vivid, first-hand details and nuanced multi-cultural facets."—Qiu Xiaolong, author of The Mao Case |
