Death of Red Heroine

Qiu, Xiaolong

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

SCEPTRE (HODD)

(When the body of a prominent Communist Party member is found, Chief Inspector Chen is told to keep the party authorities informed about every lead. Also, he must keep the young woman's murder out of the papers at all costs. When his investigation leads him to the decadent offspring of high-ranking officials, he finds himself instantly removed from the case and reassigned to another area)

Death of a Red Heroine: Inspector Chen 1 (As heard on Radio 4)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Sceptre

Death of a Red Heroine

Mystery

Hodder & Stoughton General Division

When Red is Black

Contemporary

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.

A Case of Two Cities (Inspector Chen Cao)

The Mao Case: Inspector Chen 6 (As heard on Radio 4)

Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder (An Inspector Chen mystery, 12)

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.

Severn House

Shadow of the Empire, The (A Judge Dee Investigation, 1)

Review\nWhile 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 ― Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Becoming Inspector Chen\nQiu writes in a lyrical style . . . Poems become clues, even evidence, in the far-from-cursory probe he conducts ― Wall Street Journal\nAn elaborate and satisfying souffle of mystery, history, and poetry ― Kirkus Reviews\nQiu's stylish hybrid is half fictional literary memoir and half crisp whodunit ― Kirkus Reviews on Becoming Inspector Chen\n'Qiu writes in a lyrical style . . . Poems become clues, even evidence, in the far-from-cursory probe he conducts’ – Wall Street Journal\n‘Qiu combines a sophisticated puzzle with appropriate period detail, avoiding the anachronisms of previous Judge Dee fiction. Fans of those books, by Robert van Gulik and others, will clamor for more' – Publishers Weekly Starred Review\n'An elaborate and satisfying souffle of mystery, history, and poetry' – Kirkus Reviews\n'Qiu’s rendition [of Judge Dee] is just as approachable and good-natured as his contemporary murder mysteries ' – The Asian Review of Books\n'Judge Dee and Yang are an endearing duo for this delightful series' – The Historical Novels Review\n'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' – Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Becoming Inspector Chen\nOutstanding ― Publishers Weekly on Hold Your Breath, China\nFans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one ― Library Journal Starred Review of Hold Your Breath, China\nThe latest Chen is both a scathing indictment of contemporary China and an explanation of how poet Chen came to be Chief Inspector Chen. Gripping ― Booklist on Becoming Inspector Chen\n'Brilliant' –Publishers Weekly Starred Review 
The legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder set in seventh-century China.\nJudge Dee Renjie, Empress Wu's newly appointed Imperial Circuit Supervisor for the Tang Empire, is visiting provinces surrounding the grand capital of Chang'an. One night a knife is thrown through his window with a cryptic note attached: 'A high-flying dragon will have something to regret!'\nMinutes after the ominous warning appears, Judge Dee is approached by an emissary of Internal Minister Wu, Empress Wu's nephew. Minister Wu wants Judge Dee to investigate a high-profile murder supposedly committed by the well-known poetess and courtesan, Xuanji, who locals believe is possessed by the spirit of a black fox.\nWhy is Minister Wu interested in Xuanji? Despite Xuanji confessing to the murder, is there more to the case than first appears? With the mysterious warning and a fierce power struggle playing out at the imperial court, Judge Dee knows he must tread carefully . . .\nFrom the Back Cover\n"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" 
Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Becoming Inspector Chen\n"Qiu's stylish hybrid is half fictional literary memoir and half crisp whodunit" 
Kirkus Reviews on Becoming Inspector Chen\n"The latest Chen is both a scathing indictment of contemporary China and an explanation of how poet Chen came to be Chief Inspector Chen. Gripping" 
Booklist on Becoming Inspector Chen\n"Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one" 
Library Journal Starred Review of Hold Your Breath, China

Presents a collection of early Chinese love poems with new English translations arranged chronologically, ranging from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries.

Treasury of Chinese Love Poems: In Chinese and English (Hippocrene Treasury of Love) (English and Chinese Edition)

Poetry

Hippocrene Books

'Brilliant' –Publishers Weekly Starred Review\nThe legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder set in seventh-century China.\nJudge Dee Renjie, Empress Wu's newly appointed Imperial Circuit Supervisor for the Tang Empire, is visiting provinces surrounding the grand capital of Chang'an. One night a knife is thrown through his window with a cryptic note attached: 'A high-flying dragon will have something to regret!'\nMinutes after the ominous warning appears, Judge Dee is approached by an emissary of Internal Minister Wu, Empress Wu's nephew. Minister Wu wants Judge Dee to investigate a high-profile murder supposedly committed by the well-known poetess and courtesan, Xuanji, who locals believe is possessed by the spirit of a black fox.\nWhy is Minister Wu interested in Xuanji? Despite Xuanji confessing to the murder, is there more to the case than first appears? With the mysterious warning and a fierce power struggle playing out at the imperial court, Judge Dee knows he must tread carefully . . .

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