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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
