When Red Is Black - Couverture rigide

Xiaolong, Qiu

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1569473692 ISBN 13 : 9781569473696

Editeur : Soho Press Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Xiaolong Qiu

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“[Qiu Xiaolong’s] finest novel."
—The New York Times

“A vivid portrait of modern  Chinese society . . . A work of real distinction.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“These are mysteries to savor.”
—Booklist, Starred Review

“Chen is the fascinating creation of poet and translator Qiu Xiaolong . . . As in Qiu’s first two books, the ghosts of Mao’s bloody Cultural Revolution . . . lead to murder.”
—Chicago Tribune

“Read When Red Is Black for insights into understanding today’s Shanghai and China.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Compelling.”
—Times-Picayune

“A great read.”
—The Guardian

“The most sophisticated series to date, and one feels Qiu pushing the envelope of the detective series genre.”
—Asian Review of Books

 “Shanghai in transition . . . Fascinating.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Insightful.”
—Publishers Weekly

 “[A] terrific series . . . A cultural twist and unusual direction that make [Qiu’s] books well worth reading.”
—Rocky Mountain News

 “A terrific murder mystery.”
—The Midwest Book Review

“Captivating and Intriguing.”
—Mystery News
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Bureau is taking a vacation, in part because he is annoyed at his boss, Party Secretary Li, but also because he has been made an offer he can’t refuse by Gu, a triad-connected businessman. For what seems to be a fortune—with no apparent strings attached— he is to translate a business proposal for the New World, a complex of shops and restaurants to be built in Central Shanghai, evoking nostalgia for the “glitter and glamour” of the 1930s.

It is up to Detective Yu, Chen’s partner, to take charge of a new case. Yin, a novelist, has been murdered in her room. At first it seems that only a neighbor could have committed the crime, but when one confesses, Yu cannot believe that he is really the killer. As Yu looks further into Yin’s life, ample motives begin to surface, even on the part of Internal Security. But it is only when Inspector Chen steps back into the investigation that the culprit is apprehended. And then Chen discovers how Gu has played him and how he, in turn, can play the new capitalist system.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Soho Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1569473692
• ISBN 13: 9781569473696
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320