The Golden Hairpin

A Novel

by Qinghan CeCe

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Pub Date Feb 20 2018 | Archive Date Mar 06 2018

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General Fiction (Adult)

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Description

In ancient China, history, vengeance, and murder collide for a female sleuth.

At thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zixia had already proved herself by aiding her father in solving confounding crimes. At seventeen, she’s on the run, accused of murdering her family to escape an arranged marriage. Driven by a single-minded pursuit, she must use her skills to unmask the real killer…and clear her name.

But when Huang Zixia seeks the help of Li Shubai, the Prince of Kui, her life and freedom are bargained: agree to go undercover as his eunuch to stop a serial killer and to undo a curse that threatens to destroy the Prince’s life.

Huang Zixia’s skills are soon tested when Li Shubai’s betrothed vanishes. With a distinctively exquisite golden hairpin as her only clue, Huang Zixia investigates—and discovers that she isn’t the only one in the guarded kingdom with a dangerous secret.

In ancient China, history, vengeance, and murder collide for a female sleuth.

At thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zixia had already proved herself by aiding her father in solving confounding...

A Note From the Publisher

Qinghan CeCe is one of China’s leading authors. She has been writing for more than ten years and has published eight novels, both in print and online, which reflect her fascination with “one thousand years of history, all for one dream: moving every reader.” The Golden Hairpin, originally published in her homeland in 2015, is the first of CeCe’s work to be translated into English. She lives in Hangzhou, China.