Death of a Red Heroine

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Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1569476969
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Red Heroine written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIME “100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time” Meet Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police in this “refreshingly brave exploration into political China, woven around a tense thriller” (Huffington Post). “A matchless pearl.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air A young “national model worker,” renowned for her adherence to the principles of the Communist Party, turns up dead in a Shanghai canal. As Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Special Cases Bureau struggles to trace the hidden threads of her past, he finds himself challenging the very political forces that have guided his life since birth. Chen must tiptoe around his superiors if he wants to get to the bottom of this crime, and risk his career—perhaps even his life—to see justice done.

A Loyal Character Dancer

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Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1569477949
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book A Loyal Character Dancer written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the Inspector Chen investigations Inspector Chen’s mentor in the Shanghai Police Bureau has assigned him to escort US Marshal Catherine Rohn. Her mission is to bring Wen, the wife of a witness in an important criminal trial, to the United States. Inspector Rohn is already en route when Chen learns that Wen has unaccountably vanished from her village in Fujian. Or is this just what he is supposed to believe? Chen resents his role; he would rather investigate the triad killing in Shanghai’s beautiful Bund Park. Li insists that saving face with Inspector Rohn takes priority. So Chen Cao, the ambitious son of a father who imbued him with Confucian precepts, must tread warily as he tries once again to be a good cop, a good man and also a loyal Party member.

Red Mandarin Dress

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312539696
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Red Mandarin Dress written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department finds himself caught up in a dangerous case when the bodies of two young women dressed in identical red mandarin dresses turn up, igniting fears of the city's first sexual serial killer.

When Red is Black

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 184894652X
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book When Red is Black written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series. When Inspector Chen Cao agrees to do a translation job for a Triad-connected businessman he is given a laptop, a 'little secretary' to provide for his every need, medical care for his mother. There are, it seems, no strings attached . . . Then a murder is reported: Chen is loath to shorten his working holiday, so Sergeant Yu is forced to take charge of the investigation. The victim, a middle-aged teacher, has been found dead in her tiny room in a converted multi-family house. Only a neighbour could have committed the crime, but there is no motive. It is only when Chen returns and starts to investigate the past that he finds answers. But by then he has troubles of his own.

Becoming Inspector Chen

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Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448304911
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Inspector Chen written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspector Chen is excluded from a poetry case as he awaits possible disciplinary action, leaving him to reflect on his career . . . but does his past hold a clue to the poetry case? After a number of grueling cases Chief Inspector Chen is facing mounting pressure from his superiors, many of whom are concerned with where his loyalties lie. What's more, he is excluded from an investigation into an incendiary poem posted on an online forum. Wracked with self-doubt and facing an anxious wait to discover the fate of his career, Chen is left to reflect on the events that have led to where he is now - from his amateur investigations as a child during the Cultural Revolution, to his very first case on the Shanghai Police Force. Has fighting for the Chinese people and the morals he believes in put him in conflict with the Party? Why is he being kept away from the new case? As well as his career, is his life now also at risk?

Death in Bloodhound Red

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Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781561640768
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Death in Bloodhound Red by : Virginia Lanier

Download or read book Death in Bloodhound Red written by Virginia Lanier and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1995 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroine is bloodhound trainer Joe Beth Sidden who normally helps police find missing persons and suspects. On this occasion the suspect is herself--she is accused of attempted murder after her husband, a recently released convict, was nearly beaten to death. Joe Beth must use her talents to clear her name. The setting is the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia.

Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

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Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448305543
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chen Cao has been removed from his chief inspector role, but that doesn’t stop him investigating a ‘private kitchen’ murder that has similarities to a Judge Dee story. No longer a chief inspector, Chen Cao finds himself as director of the Shanghai Judicial System Reform Office. To outsiders it’s a promotion, but Chen knows he’s being removed from the spotlight as he’s immediately placed on involuntary ‘convalescence leave’ to stop him interfering with any cases. However, with various high-profile crimes making headlines and fears escalating over vigilante reprisals, Chen’s superiors know he must at least appear active. One case revolves around Min Lihau, a mingyuan, who runs a ‘private kitchen’ for powerful figures in Shanghai. Min’s accused of murdering her assistant, yet Chen is struck by its similarities to a historic case involving the famous Judge Dee. When an acquaintance of his is murdered in connection with Min, Chen knows he can’t stand idly by . . . but he must act in secret, under the cover of writing a Judge Dee novel.

Enigma of China

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125002580X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Enigma of China written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

A Case of Two Cities

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466830425
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book A Case of Two Cities written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a compelling crime novel and an insightful, moving portrayal of contemporary China, A Case of Two Cities is the finest novel yet in this critically-acclaimed, award-wining series. Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is assigned a high-profile anti-corruption case, one in which the principal figure has long since fled to the United States and beyond the reach of the Chinese government. But Xing left behind his organization, and Chen, while assigned to root the co-conspirators, is not sure whether he's actually being set up to fail. In a twisting case that takes him from Shanghai all the way to the U.S., reuniting him with his colleague and counterpart from the U.S. Marshall's Service, Inspector Catherine Rhon, Chen finds himself at odds with hidden, powerful, and vicious enemies.

Hold Your Breath, China

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Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448304164
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Hold Your Breath, China written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery" - Booklist Starred Review Inspector Chen is on the case of a serial murderer when he is called away to report on environmentalists trying to tackle the pollution issues in China. Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it. But before Chen can make a start, he is called away by a high-ranking Party member for a special assignment: to infiltrate a group of environmental activists meeting to discuss the pollution levels in the country and how to prompt the government into action. Chen knows it will be a far from simple task, especially when he discovers the leader of the group is a woman from his past. Meanwhile, Yu is left to investigate a serial murder case on his own. Both Chen and Yu face pressure from those above to resolve the cases in a satisfactory way . . . even if that means innocents face the punishment.

Dance of the Red Death

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062107844
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Book Synopsis Dance of the Red Death by : Bethany Griffin

Download or read book Dance of the Red Death written by Bethany Griffin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death. Lauren DeStefano, author of the New York Times bestselling Chemical Gardens trilogy, called Masque of the Red Death "luscious, sultry, and lingeringly tragic." In Dance of the Red Death, Araby's world is in shambles—betrayal, death, disease, and evil forces surround her. She has no one to trust. But she will fight for herself, for the people she loves, and for her city. Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball. It could destroy her and everyone she loves . . . or it could turn her into a hero. With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin concludes her tragic and mysterious Red Death saga about a heroine that young adult readers will never forget.

Life and Death in Shanghai

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Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802145167
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Life and Death in Shanghai by : Cheng Nien

Download or read book Life and Death in Shanghai written by Cheng Nien and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman who spent more than six years in solitary confinement during Communist China's Cultural Revolution discusses her time in prison. Reissue. A New York Times Best Book of the Year.

Death of a Red-Hot Rancher

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593201574
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Red-Hot Rancher written by Mimi Granger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love meets murder in this new cozy mystery series set in a quirky romance bookstore, with a heroine to die for. Lizzie Hale may be the lucky owner of a successful romance bookshop, Love Under the Covers, but she's decidedly un-lucky in love. Though she's read almost every famous romance novelist, from Jane Austen to Nora Roberts, none have helped her figure out how to get—and keep—a man. But Lizzie has bigger problems to worry about. Like murder. When Brody Pierce, swoon-worthy ranch owner and resident bachelor, is found stabbed through the chest, hearts were heard breaking all over idyllic Tinker's Creek. But when Lizzie's aunt is implicated in the murder, she's determined to clear her name. Lizzie quickly realizes that Brody was a hunk with many hidden secrets, and she's soon leafing through a stack of suspects longer than Brody's list of lovers. With the killer still on the loose, Lizzie will have to find the truth before this act of passion ignites a fire she can't put out.

Speaker of Mandarin

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Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 0307829502
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Speaker of Mandarin written by Ruth Rendell and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The heiress apparent to Agatha Christie.”—Los Angeles Times Chief Inspector Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. Is he hallucinating, or does a bent old woman with bound feet follow him everywhere? Back in England, he is called to a nearby village where a wealthy woman has been found with a bullet in her head. Murdered. He identifies her as one of the China tourists, and soon decides to question the other members of the group. When he discovers the secrets they are hiding—greed, treachery, theft, adultery—he is forced to ask not who is innocent but who is the least guilty. “[Ruth] Rendell in top form, applying subtle psychological tints to the familiar mechanics of the police procedural . . . handsomely sculpted . . . Rendell proves once again her awesome skill at probing the criminal mind and conscience. . . . Handled with great originality.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

The Shadow of the Empire

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Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448307384
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Shadow of the Empire written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Brilliant' –Publishers Weekly Starred Review The legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder set in seventh-century China. Judge Dee Renjie, Empress Wu's newly appointed Imperial Circuit Supervisor for the Tang Empire, is visiting provinces surrounding the grand capital of Chang'an. One night a knife is thrown through his window with a cryptic note attached: 'A high-flying dragon will have something to regret!' Minutes after the ominous warning appears, Judge Dee is approached by an emissary of Internal Minister Wu, Empress Wu's nephew. Minister Wu wants Judge Dee to investigate a high-profile murder supposedly committed by the well-known poetess and courtesan, Xuanji, who locals believe is possessed by the spirit of a black fox. Why is Minister Wu interested in Xuanji? Despite Xuanji confessing to the murder, is there more to the case than first appears? With the mysterious warning and a fierce power struggle playing out at the imperial court, Judge Dee knows he must tread carefully . . .

The Mao Case

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429965754
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Mao Case written by Qiu Xiaolong and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is the head of the Special Case group and is often put in charge of those cases that are considered politically "sensitive" since, as a rising party cadre, he's regarded by many as reliable. But Inspector Chen, though a poet by inclination and avocation, takes his job as a policeman very seriously, despite the pressures put upon him from within and without, and is unwilling to compromise his principles as a policeman in favor of political expedience. However, after the new Minister of Public Security insists that Chen personally take on a 'special assignment', an investigation already begun by Internal Security, he may no longer be able to resist those pressures. The party, increasingly leery of international embarrassment, is unhappy about two recent books that place Mao in a bad light. Now, Jiao, the granddaughter of an actress who was likely one of Mao's mistresses - a woman suspected of being Mao's own granddaughter - has recently quit her job, moved into a luxury apartment, and, without any visible means of support, become a part of a new social set centered around the remnants of pre-Communist Shanghai society. What they fear is that, somehow, she has inherited some artifact or material related to Mao that will, when made public, prove embarrassing. Even though there is no evidence that such even exists, Chen has been charged to infiltrate her social circle, determine if the feared material exists and, if it does, retrieve it quietly. And in only a few days - because if he can't resolve this 'Mao case' within the deadline, the party will resort to harsher, more deadly means.

The Red Tent

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312169787
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Red Tent written by Anita Diamant and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Book of Genesis, Dinah shares her perspective on religious practices and sexul politics.