Blood on the Border

In the brutal Spring and Autumn period, a young scribe witnesses Duke Li of Jin slaughter the Three Xi ministers in open court. Ordered to falsify the official record, he discovers a trail of bamboo slips that connect the purge to a conspiracy brewing on the lawless northern frontier. Hunted by assassins sent by both the ducal house and rival nobles, he flees into the steppe, a realm where tribal vendettas and corrupt warlords enforce a raw, untamed code of justice. Blending Clive Cussler's high-stakes pace with ancient Chinese intrigue, this historical thriller follows one man's desperate bid to expose the truth, survive the borderland's primeval savagery, and rewrite his own destiny.