Mai Jia, pen name of Jiang Ben Hu, currently is one of China’s most famous spy thriller authors, with his titles annually making the national bestseller lists; his novel The Message was cast as a major motion picture in 2009.

Mai Jia's spy novels are all set during the Republican Period (1913-1949). Unlike most stories set in this period, Mai’s avoid patriotism and simplistic judgments in favor of thrills, tight plotting and moral ambiguity.
He is the winner of the Mao Dun Prize 2008 for his novel "Plot"(暗算, Ansuan).

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