A haunting and gut-wrenching political mystery set in Shanghai that explores the fallout of the Cultural Revolution.
Anthony Award winning author Qiu Xiaolong was born in
Shanghai and moved to Washington University in St Louis, US, to
complete a PhD degree in comparative literature. After the
Tiananmen tragedy in 1989 he stayed on in St Louis where he still
lives with his wife. Qiu's sold over two million copies of his
Inspector Chen mysteries worldwide and been published in twenty
languages. On top of his fiction, he is a prize-winning writer of
poetry.
All the titles in the Inspector Chen series, including Hold Your
Breath, China, have been dramatized in BBC Radio 4 productions.
www.qiuxiaolong.com
Qiu deepens his Dalgliesh-like series lead in his superior 11th
novel featuring Shanghai policeman and poet Chen Cao . While series
fans will be delighted at the background Qiu provides, this is an
accessible starting point for newcomers interested in a dogged,
honest cop who must battle his own government to do his job
*Publishers Weekly Starred Review*
Gripping . Chen's memories of the brutalities practiced on people
regarded as intellectuals under Mao, like Chen's father (a
teacher), are achingly vivid. The latest Chen is both a scathing
indictment of contemporary China and an explanation of how poet
Chen came to be Chief Inspector Chen
*Booklist*
Another elegant mix of recent history and literary embellishments
and a richer Chen backstory . Qiu's stylish hybrid is half
fictional literary memoir and half crisp whodunit
*Kirkus Reviews*
Outstanding ... Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for
compromised regimes won't want to miss this one
*Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Hold Your Breath,
China*
Fascinating ... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about
modern China in another well-crafted mystery
*Booklist Starred Review of Hold Your Breath,
China*
Inspector Chen's 10th mystery effectively uses the genre to explore
China's current pollution crisis
*Kirkus Reviews on Hold Your Breath, China*
Another superb entry in an always-outstanding series
*Booklist Starred Review of Shanghai Redemption*
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
