{"product_id":"9781250048578","title":"Enigma of China : An Inspector Chen Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEnigma of China\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Qiu Xiaolong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest in Qiu Xiaolong's critically-acclaimed series about crime  in modern China, featuring Shanghai Police Chief Inspector Cao\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChief 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZhou 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQiu Xiaolong's \u003ci\u003eEnigma of China \u003c\/i\u003eis one of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Mystery\/Thriller Books of 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEnigma of China\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superb...This installment approaches the levels of Eliot Pattison and James Church's similarly themed novels, and the series has gotten stronger with age.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In addition to being a wonderful character study and surprise-packed mystery, Qiu's latest is a many-faceted study of contemporary China..\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDon't Cry, Tai Lake\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department lucks into an all-expenses-paid getaway package, we veteran mystery readers anticipate that more snooping than snoozing will soon be on Chen's vacation itinerary. We are not disappointed.” —\u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDon't Cry, Tai Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chen's seventh (\u003ci\u003eThe Mao Case\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009, etc.) is again peppered with poetry and told with clarity and elegance. Its portrait of modern China is as intriguing as its slow-rolling whodunit.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDon't Cry, Tai Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thought-provoking, poetic and suspenseful.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal on Don't Cry, Tai Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250048578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626190975182,"sku":"9781250048578","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_445d7fd6-f34f-48cb-851b-cb5435606774.jpg?v=1638670552","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250048578","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}