Xiaolong Qiu

Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is in an unusual situation--a poet by training and inclination, he was assigned by the party to the Police Department after he graduated college, where he has continued to shine. Now he's a rising cadre in the party, in line to take over the top politic position in the police department, while being one of most respected policeman in the department. Which is why he's brought in by the Party to sign off on the investigation into the death of Zhou Keng. Zhou Keng--a trusted princeling, son of a major party member--was head of the Shanghai Housing Development Committee when a number of his corrupt practices were exposed on the internet. Removed from his position and placed into extra-legal detention, Zhou apparently hanged himself while under guard. While the Party is anxious to have Zhou's death declared a suicide, and for the renowned Chief Inspector Chen to sign off on that conclusion, the sequence of events don't quite add up. Now Chen will have to decide what to do - investigate the death as a possible homicide and risk angering unseen powerful people, or seek the justice that his position requires him to strive for. Qiu Xiaolong's "Enigma of China "is one of "Publishers Weekly"'s Best Mystery/Thriller Books of 2013

Chens neuer Fall fuhrt ins kapitalistische China: Zhou Keng, Direktor der Behorde fur Wohnungsbau in Shanghai, wird in einem Luxushotel erhangt aufgefunden. Er hatte sich offentlich dafur eingesetzt, die Preise von Immobilien hochzuhalten, und dadurch die Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich vertieft. Dann tauchte im Internet ein Foto von seinem extravaganten Lebensstil auf. Die Netzgemeinde lieferte weitere Beweise: Der Beamte war korrupt. Die Partei brachte ihn "extralegal" in einem zu einem Hotel umgebauten Marchenschloss unter. War es Selbstmord oder Mord? 99 Sarge hielt der Premierminister angeblich bereit, als er der Korruption den Kampf ansagte. Oberinspektor Chen wei: Dieser Fall wird noch mehr Opfer fordern.

""Dark, gorgeous...feels authentically Chinese and it works like a charm." --"Washington Post Book World" on" A Case of Two Cities Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is offered a bit of luxury by friends and supporters within the Party - a week's vacation at a luxurious resort near Lake Tai, a week where he can relax, and recover, undisturbed by outside demands or disruptions. Unfortunately, the once beautiful Lake Tai, renowned for its clear waters, is now covered by fetid algae, its waters polluted by toxic runoff from local manufacturing plants. Then the director of one of the manufacturing plants responsible for the pollution is murdered and the leader of the local ecological group is the primary suspect of the local police. Now Inspector Chen must tread carefully if he is to uncover the truth behind the brutal murder and find a measure of justice for both the victim and the accused.

Stupeur à la brigade des affaires spéciale de la police de Shanghai. Sous couvert d'une promotion ronflante, l'inspecteur Chen est démis de ses fonctions. Après tant d'enquêtes menées contre les inté

Les cyber-citoyens ont frappé : ils mènent une impitoyable chasse à l'homme contre Zhou, un haut dignitaire du Parti, pris en flagrant délit de corruption. Lorsqu'il est retrouvé mort, la blogosphère

Tucked away from the building sites of modern Shanghai are the beautiful mansions once owned by the smartest families in 1930s China. They have since been bought by rich businessmen and high ranking members of the Communist Party. All except one.

Wenn das Wasser allzu klar ist, leben keine Fische mehr im Teich. Eine Reise nach Amerika, davon hat Oberinspektor Chen schon lange getraumt. Und nun soll der dichtende Polizist eine Schriftstellerdelegation in die USA begleiten. Doch die einmalige Gelegenheit kommt fur Chen mehr als ungunstig. Denn er hat einen Auftrag erhalten, der eigentlich seinen vollen Einsatz in Shanghai erfordert: Nach dem Tod eines Polizisten in einem Bordell verpflichtet ihn die oberste Parteibehorde, endlich den Roten Ratten - korrupten Beamten und Schmiergeld zahlenden Neokapitalisten - das Handwerk zu legen. Doch schon bei den ersten Recherchen muss Chen feststellen, dass er es mit einflussreichen Parteikadern zu tun bekommen wird, die vor nichts zuruckschrecken

La nueva novela de Qiu Xiaolong retoma las andanzas del Inspector Chen en su éxito Muerte de una heroína roja. En esta ocasión Chen ha de investigar la misteriosa desaparición de la bailarina Wen Liping, que hace aflorar el poder de las Tríadas chinas. La trama policial brinda el retrato de un país en mutación, sirviéndose de un personaje que está ya en las antologías del género: un amante de la literatura que resuelve enigmas en tanto recita proverbios de Confucio y moderna poesía china.

Muerte de una heroína roja es mucho más que una historia de detectives. Es un elegante retrato de la verdadera vida en la China hoy. llena de contrastes y contradicciones, dividida entre las tentaciones capitalistas y la hegemonia tambaleante del Partido. Una radiografia sutil de la China de la transicion, captada a traves de una multitud de historias particulares, y una apasionante inmersion en la historia, la cultura, la tradicion poetica y gastronomica, y la vida cotidiana de la sociedad china.

Una vez más Qiu Xiaolong, el escritor nacido en Shanghai y residente en Washington, nos brinda una excelente novela de detectives, y una ventana a la China urbana contemporánea. Al igual que sus anteriores obras, su atractivo seduce a todo tipo de lectores, no solo a los fans acerrimos de las novelas de misterio. Todo aquel que tenga interes pasajero en la China actual debiera tener en las aventuras del inspector Chen una lectura obligada.Chen esta llamado a investigar la corrupcion en todos los niveles del partido Coimunista. El anterior funcionario encargado de dicha tarea fue hallado muerto en un burdel, tras ingerir una gran dosis de una variedad de viagra chino. Esta vez la propia vida de Chen se encuentra en un serio peligro Esta novela de Xiaolong es tambien una maravillosa introduccion a la poesia clasica china. Chen fue poeta antes de ser policia, y a lo largo de esta y las anteriores entregas del personaje recita poemas en respuesta a los acontecimientos que se van desarrollando. El resultado es fascinante para el lector occidental, que descubre con arrobo la sutileza y filosofia oriental que encierran estas citas.

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El inspector Chen, de la Policía de Shanghai, está temporalmente alejado del Departamento. Trabaja para un hombre denegocios que pretende construir un gran complejo residencial, que evoque el glamour de los años 30. Pero cuando la novelista Yin Lige es asesinada, tras publicar una obra muy critica con el regimen, Chen debera regresar al servicio activo para colaborar con su subalterno, el detective Yu, y detener al culpable. Un caso que dejara entrever serias implicaciones politicas.

UNE ENQUÊTE DE L INSPECTEUR CHEN CHINE, RETIENS TON SOUFFLE

«Un vívido retrato de la moderna sociedad china, repleto de los sonidos y olores de Shanghai. Una obra de auténtico rango.» Wall Street Journal El inspector Chen, de la Policía de Shanghai, está temp

Tucked away from the building sites of modern Shanghai are the beautiful mansions once owned by the smartest families in 1930s China. They have since been bought by rich businessmen and high-ranking members of the Communist Party. All except one. The owner is an old painter. Each day he teaches his students, all beautiful girls in their twenties. Each night he holds a glittering party: swing jazz plays for his former neighbours, who dance, remember old times and forget for an evening the terrors that followed. But questions are being asked. How can he afford such a lifestyle? His paintings? Blackmail? A triad connection? Prostitution? Inspector Chen is asked to investigate discreetly what is going on behind the elegant facade. But, before he can get close to anyone, one of the girls is found murdered in the garden and another is terrified she will be next. Chens quest for answers will take Chen to a strange businessman, triads, Chairman Mao himself and a terrible secret the Party will go to any length to conceal.

The eighth novel in Qiu Xiaolong''s acclaimed Chinese crime series sees Inspector Chen confronted by a terrible choice between Party politics or his principles - with his career at stake.Chief Inspector Chen Cao never had a choice about his career. A poet by training, he was assigned to the Shanghai Police Department after college. To his own surprise, he became an excellent detective, and now he''s in line to take over the top political position in the department. Which is why the Party has chosen him for the investigation into the death of Zhou Keng.Zhou Keng was running the Shanghai Housing Development Committee when a number of his corrupt practices were exposed. Removed from his position and placed into detention, he apparently hanged himself while under guard.The Party is anxious to have Zhou''s death declared a suicide, but the sequence of events doesn''t quite add up. Now Chen will have to decide what to do - follow the party line, or seek the justice his position requires and risk angering powerful people...

The ninth novel in Qiu Xiaolong''s acclaimed Chinese crime series sees Inspector Chen stripped of his title and his power, and facing the deadliest case of his career.Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series.''The system has no place for a cop who puts justice above the interests of the Party. It''s a miracle that I survived as long as I did.''For years, Chen Cao managed to balance the interests of the Communist Party and the demands made by his job. He was considered a rising star until, after one too many controversial cases that embarrassed powerful men, he found himself neutralised. Under the guise of a promotion, he''s been stripped of his title and his influence, discredited and isolated. Soon it becomes clear that his enemies still aren''t satisfied, and that someone is attempting to have him killed - quietly.Chen has been charged with the investigation into a ''Red Prince'' - a high Party figure who embodies the ruthless ambition, greed and corruption that is on the rise in China. But with no power, few allies, and his own reputation and life on the line, he knows he is facing the most dangerous case of his career.

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Fascinating... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery" - Booklist Starred Review