Mystery books set in China (3)
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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong EN
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Sc... continue
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Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong EN
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In this Anthony Award-winning debut, Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police must find the murderer of a National Model worker, and then risk his own life and career to see that justice is done. "A Loyal Character Dancer "is the latest in Qiu's Shanghai series featuring Inspector Chen. "A marvelously assured debut. . . . Engrossing, immensely readable."-"The Wall Street Journal"
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Muerte de una heroína roja by Qiu Xiaolong ES
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Un viernes de mayo de 1990, Gao Ziling, capitán de la patrullera Vanguardia, sale a pescar con un amigo al que no veía desde la época del instituto. De regreso, en el canal Baili, a unos treinta kilómetros al oeste de Shanghai, algo impide el avance de la patrullera. Cuando Gao se lanza al agua para ver qué le ocurre a la hélice, descubre una gran bolsa de plástico negra y, en su interior, el cadáver de una joven desnuda. El capitán Gao avisa de inmediato a la policía y, casualmente, atiende su llamada el subinspector Yu, quien trabaja a las órdenes del inspector jefe Chen. Éste, recién ascend... continue
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