The China Virus

A 20th Century China Mystery Novel

Frigid winter winds blow over China's capital, Beijing, as a hot conflict intensifies within the Chinese leadership. The China Virus is a novel of international mystery and espionage set in mid-1980s Beijing where powerful opposing political forces contend to determine the future of China. As the bodies begin to fall at Sino-Tech, the first US-China computer joint venture, the high hopes for a renewal of friendly international relations begin to fade. But when the young American co-director, John-Paul Bellini, becomes the lead suspect in the Peoples Armed Police murder investigation, the situation turns grim. For one week in 1986, the fate of China hangs in the balance between an uncertain future or continued social unrest…