Dancing with the Tiger

Everything you could want in a summer caper... salty-sweet, refreshing and more powerful than you think. * New York Times Book Review * [A] whirling debut novel. * Washington Post * A powerful story of art-smuggling and drug dealing in Mexico. -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler * Dancing with the Tiger is a gripping and powerful story of artefact smuggling and drug dealing in Mexico, driven by Lili Wright's deep compassion for the people and place she writes about -- Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins An entrancing, provocative and utterly beguiling debut. Like its heroine, Lili Wright's Dancing with the Tiger is so vibrant and alive you can practically feel the pages humming beneath your fingers. Not to be missed -- Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me and The Fever A rollicking combination of art and archaeology, forgeries, drug deals, and tourists, Montezuma, murder, and love.Dancing with the Tiger is smart, sexy, and extremely suspenseful. Block out some time - once you start, you won't be putting it down -- Karen Joy Fowler * author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and The Jane Austen Book Club * Thrilling... A deep look at what it means to be masked, Wright's novel is a worthwhile read for anyone in search of an authentically flawed heroine who learns to remove her own mask in a world where remaining hidden feels like the safest option. * Publishers Weekly * A fast-moving [and] intricately wrought thriller. Clearly written with great care, the novel plumbs the depths of love and obsession in complex yet delicately woven themes... will appeal to fans of Megan Abbott, Denise Mina, and Minette Walters. * Booklist *