The Jasmine Trade

Seventeen-year-old Marina Lu lies dead in a shopping centre car park, her two-carat diamond engagement ring refracting another shattered Los Angeles dream. LA TIMES reporter Eve Diamond finds the murder raises many questions. Why was Marina marrying a much older man? Why is her father so reluctant to give information about his daughter? Why would someone steal her diary? Eve investigates the world of rich teens left in California while their wealthy parents live and work in Hong Kong, and the subculture of young Asian immigrants living in sexual slavery - but someone is prepared to kill to prevent Eve's scoop being published...