"Another fabulous Dirk and Steele story!"

Ever since I read TIGER EYE, I've eagerly awaited each and every Dirk and Steele book and each and every one has not only lived up to my expectations but far exceeded them in what I believe a good read is. Of course, this one is no exception. Be forewarned, if you are expecting a hard edged thrill a minute roller coaster ride of action and adventure, then this is definitely the book for you.

Dean and Miri were best friends when they were young but when they were fifteen, they saw each other murdered. They both assumed each had died but now twenty years later they finally meet again. Neither can believe their own eyes when they recognize each other. It's not possible they believe but there they are. Now they are caught up in a game complete with ancient artifacts, two pieces of jade, shape-shifting dragons and a whole slew of villains. Now all they have to do is find the clues and then piece them together like a puzzle. Only this is one puzzle they must solve in a matter of life or death. Who and how many will pay the ultimate price before the puzzle is finally solved?

Wow, what a story! I was on pins and needles page after page. This book is one of the most riveting I've ever had the opportunity to read. I believe Marjorie M. Liu gets better and better with every Dirk and Steele story. Bring on another one, Marjorie. I'm ready!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted July 8, 2006

Summary

The grisly murders are just the beginning. Dean Campbell, ex-cop and clairvoyant, is sent to investigate. He is with the Dirk & Steele Detective Agency, that global association of more-than-human men and women. Shapeshifters, psychics and other paranormals, Dean and his peers are devoted to protecting life. But there are those who live to destroy.

In Taipei, he finds the remains of burned-alive men and women, bits of bone and ash, that reveal a pattern far more deadly than any he has foreseen. Someone knows Dean's secret. And they know more—of a power that can change the world, and of a woman who can complete him: Mirabelle Lee, the childhood sweetheart he'd once thought dead. Now, all that remains was blinding light and searing pain, potent passion and a purifying fire. And beneath it all is...The Red Heart of Jade.