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16%OFFQiu Xiaolong - Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8 - 9781473616806 - V9781473616806
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Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8

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Description for Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8 Paperback. The eighth novel in Qiu Xiaolong's acclaimed Chinese crime series sees Inspector Chen confronted by a terrible choice between Party politics or his principles - with his career at stake. Series: Inspector Chen Cao. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.

Chief Inspector Chen Cao never had a choice about his career. A poet by training, he was assigned to the Shanghai Police Department after college. To his own surprise, he became an excellent detective, and now he's in line to take over the top political position in the department. Which is why the Party has chosen him for the investigation into the death of Zhou Keng.

Zhou Keng was running the Shanghai Housing Development Committee when a number of his corrupt practices were exposed. Removed from his position and placed into detention, he apparently hanged himself ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Inspector Chen Cao
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473616806
SKU
V9781473616806
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
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 Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8
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

Goodreads reviews for Enigma of China: Inspector Chen 8


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