The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map
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Winner of the 2011 Indie Book Event Award for excellence in fiction.
What happens when East bleeds into West? Join Fa-ling on an incredible journey into the heart of mainland China. Searching for her lost heritage, Fa-ling encounters murder, kidnapping, political intrigue and organ theft. With Detective Wang Yong-qi and his brilliant but uncouth partner Cheng Minsheng, Fa-ling must uncover a high-stakes kidnapping plot – before another child goes missing!
Donna Carrick is the award-winning author of several crime novels and anthologies, including The First Excellence, Gold And Fishes, The Noon God and Sept-Iles and Other Places.
Donna Carrick
An Air Force Brat, Donna Carrick grew up in locations all over Canada. Her primary influences came from small town Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario, the mining towns of Cape Breton, Northern Quebec and her birth province of New Brunswick. Donna is the host of Dead to Writes, the podcast, available at YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. She is also co-owner of Carrick Publishing, an indie publishing house dedicated to excellence in fiction. A former executive member of Crime Writers of Canada, Donna remains active in the Canadian writing scene, supporting Sisters In Crime, Word On The Street, Bloody Words and a variety of other venues for the literary arts. Donna is the author of three mystery novels: The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map, Gold And Fishes and The Noon God. All titles are available in paperback as well as Kindle and e-reader versions. Her third full-length crime novel, The First Excellence, won the 2011 Indie Book Event Award for excellence in fiction! A founding member of the Mesdames of Mayhem, Donna's stories have appeared in their five anthologies to date, including the 10th anniversary crime anthology titled In the Spirit of 13. In addition, Carrick Publishing has produced several anthologies featuring authors from around the world, including their latest title: A Grave Diagnosis. Donna's Toboggan Mystery Series, which includes Sept-Iles and other places, Knowing Penelope and North on the Yellowhead, offers short-story lovers a broad collection of her work. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of and enthusiasm for the independent and self-publishing industry. Contact Carrick Publishing to arrange a workshop or group engagement. An office manager, wife and mother of three, Donna divides her time between the hectic pace of Toronto and the relative peace of Ontario's spectacular Georgian Bay. Life is never dull with husband/author Alex Carrick, their grown and growing family, and a collection of fur-babies. Subscribe to Dead to Writes, the Podcast at iTunes today! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/dead-to-writes/id1323768397?mt=2#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadtowrites.ca%2F%3Fp%3D323
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Reviews for The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A fascinating and engrossing tale. I was 50 % thru the book before I looked up to see where I was. Interweaving of new and old China, mores, hopes, and dreams, coupled with one of China’s greatest exports – the adoption of it’s rejected girl babies to Western couples.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thriller wrapped around one woman's search for her family history in China.