
Hold Your Breath, China
by Qiu Xiaolong
Title:
Hold Your Breath, China
Author:
Qiu Xiaolong
Series (if any):
An Inspector Chen Mystery
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
Canongate Books
ISBN-13:
9781780291819
EAN:
9781780291819
Publication Date:
31/05/2021
Classifications:
Crime and Mystery
Weight (g):
522
Dimensions (mm):
145 x 222 x 28
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
"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 ReviewInspector 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.





















