These are the books that our books editor received recently. They may be reviewed later
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The Barefoot Lawyer
by Chen Guangcheng (Macmillan, R275)
This is a remarkable memoir by one of China’s most famous political activists.
In April 2012, a blind, self-taught lawyer escaped over the wall at his heavily guarded home.
For days no one knew where he was.
Then he turned up at the US Embassy in Beijing, causing a stir like no other.
After heated negotiations, Chen Guangcheng was released and went into exile in the US. This is his story.
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You Are Dead
by Peter James (Macmillan)
Nick Walton receives a terrified call from his fiancée – then she vanishes.
Across town, in Brighton, workmen unearth the remains of a woman who was killed 30 years ago.
Roy Grace and his team are working on both cases but don’t believe there is a connection. Until another woman goes missing and a second body surfaces.
Brighton has its first serial killer in more than 80 years and Grace is determined to solve the case.