DEATH OF RED HEROINE - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340897511 ISBN 13: 9780340897515

Verlag: HODDER & STOUGHTON INGLES

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Stupendous ... It does what detective fiction can do best: it captures the details, the grit of everyday life ... A matchless pearl. Fresh Air, National Public Radio, USA 'Qiu Xiaolong has produced a remarkable novel ... which portrays with skill the dangerous realities of a country on the brink of political change. Full of labyrinthine machinations, poetic interludes and reversals of fortune, DEATH OF A RED HEROINE is a complex and compelling mystery.' The Age 'a gripping tale of political murder'. MX Blends history, plenty of poetry and a compelling mystery: the murder of Guan Hongying, a former national role-model worker, a beautiful young woman who slipped from patriotic fame into loneliness and depravity ... We get to see, smell, taste and hear an amazingly evocative portrait of a country. Chicago Tribune Chen is an irresistible protagonist, likable and determined to make the honourable choices, no matter how dangerous. Qiu's portrait of China in transition, a potential eye-opener for many of his Western readers, is an equally compelling attraction. Kirkus Reviews 'a refreshing change from the usual crime stories.' New Idea, Australia 'Taking us into a world seldom seen by foreigners, this is a superb crime novel...in a word: Brilliant' Herald Sun, Australia Superb ... brilliant Newsday Marvellously assured ... engrossing, immensely readable Wall Street Journal 'a great read, with local detail spicing the criminal confection.' Weekend Australian 'taking us into a world that foreigners seldom see, this is a superb crime novel by Qiu Xiaolong' Daily Telegraph, Australia Riveting and convincing Far Eastern Economic Review 'The first police whodunnit written by a Chinese author in English and set in contemporary China ... fortunately, its quality matches its novelty' The Times 'an enjoyable read' Courier Mail, Australia 'This is a delightful first novel, which manages to develop an exciting story line with believable and likeable characters. It brings to life the sounds, smells and, yes, even the taste of China. I loved the excerpts from Chinese poetry, which seemed to permeate the whole of Chen's life and were beautiful little snippets describing intense moments. It was a privilege to observe Chinese everyday life from one who so recently was living it. In short, I loved this book.' Crimesquad.com 'This is interesting, the start of a detective series set in China where politics is everything, but our hero a man of honour. The mix is good, and the Chinese background is fascinating' Bookseller 'With strong and subtle characterisation, Qui Xiaolong draws us into a fascinating world where the greatest mystery revealed is the mystery of present-day China itself' John Harvey 'What a wonderful book! Go out and buy it or borrow it and read it...Inspector Chen Cao is one of those characters readers fall in love with, and most of the subsidiary characters are vividly drawn. But most vivid is the city of Shanghai: scarce housing, bad transport, fabulous food, politics, crime poetry and all.' Good Reading Guide

Reseña del editor

Shanghai in 1990. An ancient city in a country that despite the massacre of Tiananmen Square is still in the tight grip of communist control. Chief Inspector Chen, a poet with a sound instinct for self-preservation, knows the city like few others. When the body of a prominent Communist Party member is found, 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. Chen has a choice: bend to the party's wishes and sacrifice his morals, or continue his investigation and risk dismissal from his job and from the party. Or worse ...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HODDER & STOUGHTON INGLES
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0340897511
• ISBN 13: 9780340897515
• Einband: Tapa blanda
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