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Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder by Qiu Xiaolong (2022, Uk-Trade Paper)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSevern House

ISBN-101780298161

ISBN-139781780298160

eBay Product ID (ePID)5050431653

Product Key Features

Book TitleInspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Political

GenreFiction

AuthorQiu Xiaolong

Book SeriesAn Inspector Chen Mystery Ser.

FormatUk-Trade Paper

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.1 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsInspector Chen's 10th mystery effectively uses the genre to explore China's current pollution crisis, Fascinating ... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China in another well-crafted mystery, While series fans will be delighted at the background Qiu provides, this is an accessible starting point for newcomers ... in his superior 11th novel featuring Shanghai policeman and poet Chen Cao

Series Volume Number12

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisRemoved from his position as chief Inspector, Chen Cao has been installed as director of the Shanghai Judicial System Reform Office but immediately placed on involuntary 'convalescence leave.' Despite being on leave, the murder of an acquaintance leads Chen to get involved in an investigation that shares a striking similarity to a Judge Dee novel., 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.

LC Classification NumberPS3553.H537