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Don´t Cry, Tai Lake: Inspector Chen 7
Qiu Xiaolong
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Description for Don´t Cry, Tai Lake: Inspector Chen 7
Paperback. In the seventh novel in this acclaimed Chinese crime series, Inspector Chen's holiday is interrupted by murder and a case that shows the true cost of his country's drive towards prosperity. Series: Inspector Chen Cao. Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 196.
Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series.
When Chief Inspector Chen Cao is offered a week's break at a luxurious resort near Lake Tai, he accepts immediately. Increasingly worn out by the politics of his job, the opportunity to relax and recover sounds like heaven.
But the beautiful lake he remembers is much changed: covered by algae, its waters have been polluted by waste from local manufacturing plants. Even the local food is dangerous to eat. Is this the cost of progress in the new China?
Then his holiday is fatally disturbed: the boss of one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Inspector Chen Cao
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473616783
SKU
V9781473616783
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99-50
About Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong (pronounced 'Joe Shau-long') was born in Shanghai. The Cultural Revolution began in his last year of elementary school, and out of school, out of job, he studied English by himself in a local park. In 1977, he began his studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai, and then the Chinese Academy of Social Science in ... Read more
Reviews for Don´t Cry, Tai Lake: Inspector Chen 7
Xiaolong's astute rendering of the many contradictions of contemporary Chinese life centres on the brilliant Inspector Chen . . . A series that might well get you hooked.
Sunday Telegraph
Atmospheric and rich in behind the scenes detail . . . Morse of the Far East.
Independent
Chen is a great creation, an honourable man in ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
Atmospheric and rich in behind the scenes detail . . . Morse of the Far East.
Independent
Chen is a great creation, an honourable man in ... Read more