Red Mandarin Dress: Inspector Chen 5 - Tapa blanda

'Qiu gives a fresh perspective on the forces shaping a new China and the influences of the Cultural Revolution and then Tiananmen in 1989.' - Sunday Morning Post, Hong Kong 'A luminescent synthesis of thriller and literary novel' - Independent on A LOYAL CHARACTER DANCER Stupendous - Fresh Air, National Public Radio, USA on DEATH OF A RED HEROINE 'With strong and subtle characterisation, Qui Xiaolong draws us into a fascinating world where the greatest mystery revealed is the mystery of present-day China itself.' - John Harvey 'Compelling . . . this fast-moving crime novel admirably depicts the intriguing struggles of characters grasping a foothold in a new and rising China.' - TLS on A CASE OF TWO CITIES 'A great read.' - Guardian on WHEN RED IS BLACK Chen is an irresistible protagonist . . . Qiu s portrait of China in transition, a potential eye-opener for many of his Western readers, is an equally compelling attraction. - Kirkus Reviews on DEATH OF A RED HEROINE 'A vivid portrait of modern Chinese society ... full of the sights, sounds and smells of Shanghai . . . A work of real distinction.' - Wall Street Journal

Inspector Chen, lying low after a corrupt investigation that could have tainted him badly politically, has taken on part-time college studies. But when a young girl is found murdered wearing only a torn red mandarin dress, followed by another girl wearing a similar dress, the possibility of a serial killer in Shanghai lures Chen 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.