Hold Your Breath, China

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Pub Date 2 Jun 2020 | Archive Date 9 Oct 2020

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"Fascinating... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery" - Booklist Starred Review

Inspector Chen is on the case of a serial murderer when he is called away to report on environmentalists trying to tackle the pollution issues in China.

Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it. But before Chen can make a start, he is called away by a high-ranking Party member for a special assignment: to infiltrate a group of environmental activists meeting to discuss the pollution levels in the country and how to prompt the government into action.

Chen knows it will be a far from simple task, especially when he discovers the leader of the group is a woman from his past. Meanwhile, Yu is left to investigate a serial murder case on his own.

Both Chen and Yu face pressure from those above to resolve the cases in a satisfactory way . . . even if that means innocents face the punishment.
"Fascinating... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery" - Booklist Starred Review

Inspector Chen is on the case of a serial murderer when he...

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ISBN 9780727890436
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PAGES 240

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Having lived in Hong Kong for two years and having spent quite a bit of time in China, I was looking forward to reading this book. I love China and the Chinese culture so I knew this would be a book I would enjoy. I was not disappointed. A crime book set in China is right up my street. The main Character, Chief Inspector Chen is fabulous. Although having to toe the part line, he is his own man. A well drawn character he is not cut from the usual Chinese Police mould. For a start he is not only a police officer but a published author and poet, an unusual combination. The cultural aspect is well handled and the interactions between the characters perfect. Chen is funny in an unintentional sort of manner and I like that. The scene is also extremely well set and I could picture it exactly. The plot is good - two different stories which converge and are both handled well. Although Chen is never very sure what he is supposed to be investigating, he still manages to investigate and solve the mystery. There are several twists and turns which kept me reading and I genuinely wanted to know the outcome. I loved the environmental storyline and this was handled sensitively yet strongly. This is the tenth book in the Inspector Chen series but it worked perfectly as a stand-alone. My first book by this author, would I read another. In a heartbeat, in fact I am off to purchase the first book now. Xiaolong is a skilled writer an this is apparent in every word of this book.

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