Citizen One - Andy Oakes

Moving closer, the frame filled slate grey. The stone topography of chin, cheek, a gagged open mouth, blind upturned eye. Entombed in concrete, a girl naked and torn... The Olympic Games - China's chance to shine on the world stage. The Shanghai stadium the pride of a nation. Until the bodies of young women, raped and mutilated, are found buried in the foundations.

Recently released from a psychiatric hospital for Chinese dissidents, Chief Investigator Sun Piao formerly of homicide has been demoted to the vice squad. But when the body of a close friend and colleague is found, tortured, crucified and posed as the star of the People's Republic, he's determined to track down the killer. Following the evidence leads him to encounters with the highest levels of cadre in Chinese society - and the most dangerous. His only hope is to approach the mysterious and powerful Citizen One...