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Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one-- Library Journal Starred Review of Hold Your Breath, China Outstanding-- Publishers Weekly on Hold Your Breath, China Qiu's stylish hybrid is half fictional literary memoir and half crisp whodunit-- Kirkus Reviews on Becoming Inspector Chen The latest Chen is both a scathing indictment of contemporary China and an explanation of how poet Chen came to be Chief Inspector Chen. Gripping-- Booklist on Becoming Inspector Chen While series fans will be delighted at the background Qiu provides, this is an accessible starting point for newcomers ... in his superior 11th novel featuring Shanghai policeman and poet Chen Cao-- Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Becoming Inspector Chen

While series fans will be delighted at the background Qiu provides, this is an accessible starting point for newcomers ... in his superior 11th novel featuring Shanghai policeman and poet Chen Cao * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Becoming Inspector Chen</b> * Qiu's stylish hybrid is half fictional literary memoir and half crisp whodunit * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Becoming Inspector Chen</b> * The latest Chen is both a scathing indictment of contemporary China and an explanation of how poet Chen came to be Chief Inspector Chen. Gripping * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Becoming Inspector Chen</b> * Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won't want to miss this one * <b>Library Journal</b> Starred Review of <b>Hold Your Breath, China</b> * Outstanding * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Hold Your Breath, China</b> *

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Anthony Award-winning author Qiu Xiaolong was born in Shanghai and moved to Washington University in St Louis, US, to complete a PhD degree in comparative literature. After the Tiananmen tragedy in 1989 he stayed on in St Louis where he still lives with his wife. Qiu's sold over two million copies of his Inspector Chen mysteries worldwide and been published in 20 languages. He is also a prize-winning poet.

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