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Defeat is the mother of success - a Chinese proverb When a top Chinese swimmer commits suicide just before the Beijing Games and another promising athlete dies in the arms of his mistress, things are looking sadly bleak for the Olympic ambitions of the world's most populous country. It soon becomes clear that the list of similar "accidental" deaths in the host country's team does not end there. Chinese detective Li Jen and American forensic doctor Margaret Campbell will be in charge of the case, with the only hope being the home favourite in the 3,000m endurance race. But then, that's gonna disappear, too, and with it, information, that she could have told them, it is not only the future of athletics of the People's Republic of China, so eager to beat the USA on the sports field, that is at stake, but also Li's police career... The fifth installment in a series of Chinese thrillers featuring Detective Li Yen and forensic scientist Margaret Campbell as interpreters: Martin Myšička, Jana Plodková length of recording: 14 hours 22 minutes