When Red Is Black (An Inspector Chen Investigation)

Xiaolong, Qiu

ISBN 10: 156947396X / ISBN 13: 9781569473962

Published by Soho Crime, 2005

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.156947396X.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Red Is Black (An Inspector Chen Investigation)
• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156947396X
• ISBN 13: 9781569473962
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

When the murder of a woman is reported to the Shanghai police while Inspector Chen is on vacation, Sergeant Yu is forced to take charge of the investigation. The victim, Yin Lige, a novelist known for her banned book, has been found dead in her tiny, humble room off the stairwell of a converted multi-family house. It seems that only a neighbor could have committed the crime, for the building is kept locked at night. But there is no apparent motive. Sergeant Yu tries to unravel the reclusive woman’s past and begins to realize it may have larger political implications. The Cultural Revolution might be more than 30 years in the past, but its effects can still be felt at every level of Chinese society.

About the Author

Qiu Xiaolong has been published in more than twenty languages, and more than one million copies of his mysteries, poetry, and literary criticism are in print around the world. He is the author of eight other Inspector Chen Cao mysteries, including A Loyal Character Dancer and Death of a Red Heroine. He lives in St. Louis with his wife and daughter.