The Expats

In a leafy suburb of Shanghai lives Li Yang: a local employed by various foreign families to take care of their needs.It's the turn of the millennium, and China is evolving. At the centre of the dynamic change is the vibrant hub of Shanghai, a melting pot of cultures and businesses; a place of luck, fortune and chance. In awe of the homes in which these strange people live, the housekeeper Li Yang gets to know the families who she's working with.What the westerners don't know is that in addition to her unusual working life, Li Yang has a turbulent home life, with her own son hiding things from her. Something is going on, but Li Yang just can't seem to work out what it is.As the clock ticks, will she be able to stop the impending events before she loses the one thing she loves most? A.J.Griffiths-Jones was born near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. She has travelled extensively in her career and has recently returned to England after ten years working as Language Training Manager for a prominent bank in Shanghai.A.J. has studied genealogy for many years and has a special interest in the world of Victorian crime. After researching the life of notorious poisoner Dr.Thomas Neill Cream for many years, her debut book 'Prisoner 4374' was published in May 2015.She is currently working on a second 'Jack the Ripper' related book, together with a series of novels. A series of mystery novels by A.J. Griffiths-Jones.