Shift:A Novel

It takes place in China, which makes it more interesting.

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Her boss has her come to a crime scene where the dead woman looks just like her. Could she be her twin? I like that Mei is tough but scared. She has loyalty to her country where the people are basically brainwashed to believ Received from LibraryThing.

She has loyalty to her country where the people are basically brainwashed to believe the Party is only about taking care of the people even though everyone acknowledges the rampant bribery of officials but she also sees corruption in her investigation and isn't sure how to proceed. The mystery extends way beyond the local politics and is actually a global situation.

This book showed me a lot about how China operates and even though we know it's communist and corrupt in many ways, this was really a strong look into how the government works there. Feb 09, Beth rated it liked it Shelves: Probably, readers more familiar with China will be less perplexed.

The Ghost Shift: A Novel

It takes place in China. Apparently, a year-old Chinese woman who works for the government becomes involved in something, we aren't sure what, but the twin sister,who she didn't know she had and who is now dead, had something, we aren't sure what, to do with it. By Part 2, more is clear, so it is easier to follow. The mysteries first presented in Part 1 are still there. But, little by little, they are unraveled. I won this book from the publisher through librarything.

Feb 10, Erik rated it liked it. The novel does a great job exploring the unique dance that occurs in modern China between capitalism and governmental communism. At times the plot does tend to rely too much on a monologue to give you background needed, and the solution is fairly predictable. But he overcomes this by crafting interesting characters and superb pacing. The novel flies along, and the premise and subject matter is unique and fresh.

Jan 06, Judy LeBlanc rated it it was amazing. Great read, strong characters, well thought out and researched. Mei is a character I would love to read more of.

The Ghost Shift: A Novel by John Gapper

Learned a bit about China and it's policies. Will definitely pick up this author again. Dec 20, Ann rated it liked it Shelves: In the beginning the book was somewhat tedious due to the introduction of many differing locations and characters. The author does eventually bring the characters and situations into a cohesive plot. In the end it is a real page turner. Dec 19, Donna Foster rated it really liked it Shelves: I appreciated the amount of research adding to the realism of the China background.

Truly added to the believability of the story. May 22, Brucie rated it liked it Shelves: Better than average thriller with memorable characters, intriguing conspiracy, vivid location, dangerous technology. A Good Read indeed. May 27, James Robinson rated it did not like it Shelves: Dec 13, Barb rated it really liked it. This is a great book! I really enjoyed it. The storyline grabbed me from the beginning and kept be engrossed through the whole book. A recommended read and I look forward to more by this author. Margaret rated it really liked it Jan 27, Rebecca rated it really liked it Sep 24, Dawn Miller rated it really liked it Nov 10, Katie rated it it was ok Oct 09, Canelo rated it it was amazing Aug 06, Niels Madsen rated it really liked it Aug 04, Michelle rated it liked it Apr 19, Edmund rated it really liked it Feb 09, Amanda Byrne rated it really liked it Sep 26, Patrick rated it did not like it Jul 04, Suhanyaa Kumarchandran rated it really liked it Jan 10, Stanley rated it liked it Aug 10, Kim rated it really liked it May 31, Ron S rated it liked it Nov 04, James Shelley rated it it was amazing May 15, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

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She decides to take care of the situation herself and casts a spell on him to give him momentary pain. This is not the first thing Teacher has done that is suspicious and Olivia concludes that he and Madonna are there to watch her.

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It turns out that she is correct, but they are not there to harm her. The residents realize this when Ellery comes with a team to kill Olivia and the rest of the residents to hide the fact that Olivia was the target. Teacher comes out to protect Olivia. However, it is Fiji who saves her, even though Ellery does shoot Olivia.

In the midst of all of this, Lem finds a vampire, who he has to later kill in self-defense, to help him translate the book he has been working on. Fiji hears the voice that lures people to the crossroad and realizes that it has been trying to seduce her by killing people who mean to do her, or have done her, harm.

She works to keep it from getting people and animals start going to the crossroad instead. Lem gets the translation just as Manfred discovers that the man who has come to take over the Gas N Go is his grandfather and part demon. The voice and the cause of the suicides is his great-grandfather who was banished years ago and is now waking up.

As Fiji is the only virgin in town, she is the one who has to do it. When the time comes, Bobo steps forward. With the help of her magical powers, she defeats the demon. She and Bobo become a couple, Olivia hears from her father, Manfred starts dating a girl who works part-time at the elderly care home, and Madonna and Teacher decide that they want to stay in Midnight and really concentrate on making the restaurant profitable. Read more from the Study Guide.

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