Hold Your Breath, China (Inspector Chen mystery)

By (author) : Qiu Xiaolong
Publishers: Canongate Books
Print Format: Hardback

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Chief Inspector Chen is assigned to investigate a group of environmental activists trying to tackle the pollution issues in China. The case is supposed to be simple, but it is complicated by Chen having history with the leader of the group. Meanwhile Detective Yu is on the trail of a serial murderer.

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Fascinating . Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China in another well-crafted mystery * Booklist Starred Review *
Outstanding . Qiu's execution matches his ambition. Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
Inspector Chen's 10th mystery effectively uses the genre to explore China's current pollution crisis * Kirkus Reviews *
Another superb entry in an always-outstanding series * Booklist Starred Review of Shanghai Redemption *
Qiu once again movingly and convincingly portrays the plight of an honest cop in a police state ... The suspense is palpable, and Qiu gives readers a chilling vision of life under authoritarian rule * Publishers Weekly on Shanghai Redemption *
A complex, methodical police procedural as well as a multifaceted look at a powerful society in flux * Kirkus Reviews on Shanghai Redemption *
Highly recommended for anyone interested in contemporary China * Library Journal on Shanghai Redemption *

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Title	Hold Your Breath, China (Inspector Chen mystery)
By (author)	Qiu Xiaolong
Publishers	Canongate Books
Language of text	English
ISBN	9781780291819
Product Form	Hardback
Height	222 mm
Width	145 mm
Thickness	26 mm
Unit weight	405 gr