Description
Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is often assigned cases considered politically sensitive, and now the Minister of Public Security insists that Chen personally take on a 'special assignment.' Leery of international embarrassment, the party is concerned about rumors related to Chairman Mao. Jiao, the granddaughter of an actress who had a 'special relationship' to Mao has moved into a luxury apartment and become involved with a new social set centered around the remnants of pre-Communist Shanghai society. All without any visible means of support.
Worried that Jiao has inherited some sort of artifact that could prove damaging to Mao's reputation, Chen has been given a few short days to infiltrate her social circle, determine if the feared material exists and, if it does, retrieve it quietly. And if he fails to solve this 'Mao case, ' the consequences will be unpleasant for all concerned.Author: Qiu Xiaolong
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 03/02/2010
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780312601232
ISBN10: 0312601239
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural
About the Author
QIU XIAOLONG is a poet, professor and author of five previous novels featuring Inspector Chen. Born and raised in Shanghai, where he was a renowned poet and translator, Qiu lives with his family in St. Louis, MO.