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When a young girl is found murdered wearing nothing but a torn red mandarin dress, it does not completely surprise Detective Yu. Possibly one of those material girls fallen foul of the triads or a dangerous Mr Big Bucks.
Lying low after a corruption investigation that could have tainted him badly politically, Inspector Chen has taken on part-time college studies to improve his chances in the Party system, or to qualify him for an alternative career.
But then a second victim, a nightclub entertainer, is found dead in a similar red dress.
With the possibility of a serial killer in Shanghai waiting to strike again, Chen is pulled back to work. Struggling with a breakdown under the combined pressure of his academic deadlines and the case, he must try to stop the killer under the most unexpected circumstances.
About the author
Qiu Xiiaolong wurde 1953 in Shanghai geboren. Er arbeitete als Übersetzer, Lyriker und Literaturkritiker. 1988 reiste er in die USA und kehrte nach dem Massaker am Tiananmen Platz nicht nach China zurück. Seit 1994 lehrt er an der Washington Universität St. Louis chinesische Literatur und Sprache.
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