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Tag: <span>Shanghai</span>

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DON’T CRY, TAI LAKE by Qiu Xiaolong

DON’T CRY, TAI LAKE by Qiu Xiaolong
christine 2012 / Asia / China / Crime / Fiction / Reviews 30 July 2015 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

This book is the 7th in the wonderful Inspector Chen series, and is quite different from the previous books in that most of the action takes place away from Shanghai, a city which is otherwise an integral part of the whole wonderful persona of the charming, honest, poetry loving, slightly …

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A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong

A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong
christine 2003 / Asia / China / Crime / Fiction / Reviews 15 April 2015 18 May 2020 2 Comments

I am not sure at which point enthusiasm becomes embarrassing, but I’m going to risk it anyway. In Shanghai last week to visit my son who works there, I re-read all the Inspector Chen novels with great pleasure. As I have said before in other book reviews, there is nothing …

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VILLANELLE:SHANGHAI by LUKE JENNINGS

VILLANELLE:SHANGHAI by LUKE JENNINGS
christine Asia / China / Crime / Fiction / Reviews / Thriller 18 March 2015 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

The problem with Kindle Singles is that I devour them far too quickly, and promptly end up wanting more. Such was the case with “Villanelle : Shanghai,” the third in this gripping series about a beautiful killing machine. Codename Villanelle. Set in Shanghai, where – great fun – I am headed …

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Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong

Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
christine 2000 / Asia / China / Crime / Fiction / Reviews 3 April 2014 18 May 2020 2 Comments

It was my son’s moving to Shanghai with his job that prompted my fearsomely well-read sister to recommend the Chief Inspector Chen mysteries, and having just concluded the third in the series, back to back, I am beyond hooked.   And as soon as I have written my reviews, I …

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