Liu Hulan

Liu Hulan is a Red Princess and an investigator for the Ministry of Public Security. After making a deal with a group of highly political figures, Hulan is allowed to marry David Stark, and American, and have her daughter, Chaowen. Hulan is an excellent investigator, with a specialty for difficult murder cases. Because of her deal with her government, Hulan is forced to abide by all regulations of China and follow all policies without question. Her investigations lead her to begin examining the All Patriotic Society, a cultural-religious group that threatens the power of Chinese government as it gains more followers. When her child dies and her marriage begins to falter, Hulan questions her own abilities as a wife and mother, and her skills diminish. She is sent to investigate the death of a foreigner, Brian McCarthy, who was involved with the archaeological dig at Site 518 in...