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A Chinese national working for an American-owned construction company is grabbed off a Shanghai street in broad daylight, and his one-man security detail goes missing. With private investigation illegal in China, Rutherford Risk, a firm specializing in the recovery of hostages, hires two unique outsiders to do their bidding: forensic accountant Grace Chu to follow the money; and John Knox, a civilian with unparalleled training in both combat and culture. (Bestseller)