Riding a Tiger

Narrated by English teacher Arnold Fisher, this tragicomic novel takes the form of a deposition to the Chinese Ministry of Justice, after Fisher has been arrested and detained in a Beijing police station. His participation in the building of an illegal financial empire and inadvertent involvement in the murder of a cadre has left him in a tight spot. As the tale unfolds, Fisher slowly discovers who has betrayed him, and who he has betrayed in turn... 'Lively, upbeat and humorous' - South China Morning Post