Hold Your Breath, China

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Severn House
Publisher Place: Edinburgh
Publisher Year: 2020
Edition: Reprint

Description: 201 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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. Industry Reviews Fascinating . Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China in another well-crafted mystery * Booklist Starred Review *Outstanding . Qiu's execution matches his ambition. Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *Inspector Chen's 10th mystery effectively uses the genre to explore China's current pollution crisis * Kirkus Reviews *Another superb entry in an always-outstanding series * Booklist Starred Review of Shanghai Redemption *Qiu once again movingly and convincingly portrays the plight of an honest cop in a police state ... The suspense is palpable, and Qiu gives readers a chilling vision of life under authoritarian rule * Publishers Weekly on Shanghai Redemption *A complex, methodical police procedural as well as a multifaceted look at a powerful society in flux * Kirkus Reviews on Shanghai Redemption *Highly recommended for anyone interested in contemporary China * Library Journal on Shanghai Redemption *

ISBN: 9781780296913