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New York Times Book Review Editors Choice A veteran journalist in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protester in this sensual provocative and riveting The Washington Postnovel from thecelebrated author of The Forgivennow a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes

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After two decades as a journalist in Hong Kong expat Englishman Adrian Gyle is ready to turn his back on the city he knew so well But as Hong Kong erupts in violence with prodemocracy demonstrations hitting ever closer to home could this be the final assignment Gyle was looking for

Watching from the skyrises is his old friend Jimmy Tang the scion of one of Hong Kongs wealthiest families Through him Gyle uncovers an intriguing lead the mysterious Rebecca a student involved in the protests and the latest of his Jimmys reckless dalliances But when Rebecca goes missing and Jimmy hides it rekindles in Gyle an old urge to investigate

Piecing together Rebeccas final days and hours Gyle must tread carefully through a volatile world of friendship and betrayalVividly capturing a city on the brink On Java Road tells the gripping story of a man between the fault lines of old worlds and new orders in pursuit of the truth