Description
The Master of Rain by Tom Bradby and Adam Mansbach is a historical fiction thriller set in Shanghai, 1926, a city rife with opium, warlords, and corruption. The story follows Richard Field, an idealistic British officer newly appointed to the international police, who is drawn into the investigation of a brutal murder of a Russian woman from a privileged background. Discovering a cryptic shipping log among her possessions, Field realises the crime is far from random, propelling him into a dangerous confrontation with Shanghai’s most ruthless gangster and a tense entanglement with another Russian woman whose fate may be sealed. Bradby and Mansbach vividly capture the steamy atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and intrigue of 1920s Shanghai, offering readers a gripping tale of murder, power, and forbidden desire.
Perfect for fans of atmospheric historical thrillers and suspenseful mysteries.
