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An Inspector Chen Novel
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A Case of Two Cities  •  Qiu Xiaolong   • MYSTERY  •  In the fourth installment of the Inspector Chen series, Chen investigates the murder of the head Fujian special case squad. The trail leads him to the U.S., were he pursues a wealthy capitalist immigrant. (CHN396, $13.95)
 
 
Death of a Red Heroine  •  Qui Xiaolong   • MYSTERY  •  Marvelously evocative of Shanghai, and tremendously informative about China's transition towards a market economy in the 1990's, this award-winning debut of Inspector Chen of the Shanghai police is also a page-turner. Winner of several mystery awards. (CHN374, $14.00)
 
 
A Loyal Character Dancer  •  Qiu Xiaolong   • MYSTERY  •  An important witness has disappeared and Inspector Chen Cao, the ambitious son of a father who imbued him with Confucian precepts, must tread warily as he strives to be a good cop, a good man and also a loyal Party member in this installment. (CHN412, $14.00)
 
 
Mao Case, An Inspector Chen Novel  •  Qiu Xiaolong   • MYSTERY • COMING IN MARCH  •  Evocatively set in an elegant, 1930s Shanghai mansion, this sixth book in the series is subtitled Sex, Lies and the Forbidden City. (CHN539, $24.95)
 
 
Red Mandarin Dress, An Inspector Chen Novel  •  Qiu Xiaolong   • MYSTERY  •  Qiu's fifth Inspector Chen mystery pits the unflappable detective against a serial killer who clothes his victims in red mandarin dresses and leaves the bodies in public places. As always, the turbulence and corruption of 1990s Shanghai provides an evocative backdrop. (CHN458, $24.95)
 
 
When Red is Black  •  Qiu Xiaolong   • MYSTERY  •  Chen's vacation is interrupted by dirty dealing and murder in this one. The series also includes A Case of Two Cities (CHN396, $13.95) and Red Mandarin Dress (CHN458, $24.95). (CHN411, $13.00)
 
 
 




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