by Qiu Xiaolong · Soho Press Inc · tapa dura · ISBN 9781569473696
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«When Red is Black» is the crime novel by Qiu Xiaolong featuring Inspector Chen Cao, published by Soho Press Inc in hardcover (320 pages, in English).
Inspector Chen Cao takes a vacation after accepting a commission from a businessman linked to the triad. In his absence, Detective Yu investigates the murder of a novelist; a neighbor confesses, but Yu does not believe he is guilty. On his return, Inspector Chen discovers how the triad has manipulated him and helps solve the case.
The work is the third installment in the Inspector Chen Cao series, preceded by Death of a Red Heroine and A Loyal Character Dancer.
For readers of crime and mystery fiction with an interest in contemporary Shanghai and literary detective series.
Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese American crime novelist, poet, translator, critic, and academic. Born in Shanghai, he originally visited the United States in 1988 to write a book about T. S. Eliot, but remained in the US following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
