Bibliograph

Inspector Chen and the private kitchen murder, Qui Xiaolong

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Inspector Chen and the private kitchen murder, Qui Xiaolong

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Inspector Chen and the private kitchen murder

Oclc number

1262568966

Responsibility statement

Qui Xiaolong

Series statement

An Inspector Chen mystery, [12]

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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