Description
Former dancer and party loyalist Wen Liping vanishes in rural China just before she was to leave the country. Her husband, a key witness against a smuggling ring suspected of importing aliens to the US, refuses to testify until she is found and brought to join him in America. A few days later, a badly mutilated body turns up in Shanghais Bund Park. It bears all the hallmarks of a triad killing. The US immigration agency, convinced that the Chinese government are hiding something, send US Marshal Catherine Rohn to Shanghai to join the investigation. Inspector Chen, an astute young policeman with twin passions for food and poetry, is under political pressure to find answers fast. When Catherine Rohn joins him he must decide what is more dangerous: to hide the truth, or to risk unleashing a scandal that could destroy his career. This is a fascinating and thought-provoking read, rich in descriptions of delicious meals, beautiful gardens and impossibly cramped housing. Not to be missed. — Guardian A luminescent synthesis of a thriller and a literary novel. — Independent Another wonderful novel featuring Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police Bureau. — Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post A sequel that in many ways is even more impressive — Chicago Tribune Likeable, admirable Chen makes a sturdy protagonist, but its China in transition – always interesting, often bewildering – that gets the star turn here. — Kirkus Reviews The travelogue aspects of this novel dont overwhelm its critical intelligence. The murder and mayhem provide a cover story for a larger investigation of social mysteries – in this case the fate of educated Chinese, many of whose lives were made a waking nightmare by the cultural revolution, and the future of Chinese communism itself. — Chicago Sun Times The combination of ancient and modern Chinese history with modern police work has produced an excellent procedural novel, filled with atmosphere and carefully illustrating life in China today. Inspector Chen is likeable, thoughtful, and appealing. — Dallas Morning News The miracle is that, while he provides good suspense, Qui Xiaolong has transcended his genre [while] fulfilling all genre expectations by solving and linking two triad-related crime cases. — Persimmon Intriguing…Gang wars, rampant prostitution (even in Karaoke clubs!), and the slavish greed and trend-sucking of Chinas rising entrepreneurial class almost overcome the erudite, but never pedantic, detectives belief in his countrys ancient wisdom and current potential. — Raleigh News and Observer
Literatura obcojęzyczna
rynek prawniczy, połączenie, doradca prawny, armia chińska, zmęczenie po pracy, dart, szczepienia gruźlica, lek na robaki, okręty wojenne, choroba cushinga, 21 czerwca, złote jaja
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