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Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Bureau is summoned by an official of the party to take the lead in a corruption investigation - one where the principle figure and his family have long since fled to the United States, beyond the reach of the Chinese government.
But he left behind the organization and his partners-in-crime, and Inspector Chen is charged to uncover those responsible and act as necessary to end the corruption ring. In a twisting case that reunites him with his counterpart from the US Marshall's service - Inspector Catherine Rohn - Inspector Chen must find a measure of justice in a corrupt, expedient world.
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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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Compelling . . . this fast-moving crime novel admirably depicts the intriguing struggles of characters grasping a foothold in a new and rising China. Times Literary Supplement
