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When Red is Black

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When Red is Black

Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Bureau is taking a vacation, in part because he is annoyed at his boss, Party Secretary Li, but also because he has been made an offer he canâ€™t refuse by Gu, a triad-connected businessman. For what seems to be a fortuneâ€”with no apparent strings attachedâ€” he is to translate a business proposal for the New World, a complex of shops and restaurants to be built in Central Shanghai, evoking nostalgia for the â€œglitter and glamourâ€ of the 1930s.

It is up to Detective Yu, Chenâ€™s partner, to take charge of a new case. Yin, a novelist, has been murdered in her room. At first it seems that only a neighbor could have committed the crime, but when one confesses, Yu cannot believe that he is really the killer. As Yu looks further into Yinâ€™s life, ample motives begin to surface, even on the part of Internal Security. But it is only when Inspector Chen steps back into the investigation that the culprit is apprehended. And then Chen discovers how Gu has played him and how he, in turn, can play the new capitalist system.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Country	USA
Author	Qiu Xiaolong
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Soho Press
EAN	9781569473696
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1569473692
Label	Soho Press
Manufacturer	Soho Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	2004-07-01
Publisher	Soho Press
ReleaseDate	2004-07-01
Studio	Soho Press

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