The Shadow Watchers story takes place in China and is later moved to a big city called Gambit in the U.S. This story starts with the main characters parents meeting and goes on to tell his life story up until he turns around thirty. The characters do a lot of traveling in this book, and find romance at a very young age. They face issues of discrimination, and conquer their childish fears about falling in love. You get to meet wonderfully intriguing characters whom you may fall in with or grow to hate. The main characters solve a murder mystery and also unlock a political scandal that people will be talking about for years to come.