Xiaolong Qiu - Inspector Chen And The Private Kitchen Murder - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Chen Cao has been removed from his chief inspector role but that doesn't stop him investigating a 'private kitchen murder that has similarities to a Judge Dee story. No longer a chief inspector Chen Cao finds himself as director of the Shanghai Judicial System Reform Office. To outsiders it's a promotion but Chen knows he's being removed from the spotlight as he's immediately placed on involuntary 'convalescence leave to stop him interfering with any cases. However with various high - profile crimes making headlines and fears escalating over vigilante reprisals Chen's superiors know he must at least appear active. One case revolves around Min Lihau a mingyuan who runs a 'private kitchen for powerful figures in Shanghai. Min's accused of murdering her assistant yet Chen is struck by its similarities to a historic case involving the famous Judge Dee. When an acquaintance of his is murdered in connection with Min Chen knows he can't stand idly by but he must act in secret under the cover of writing a Judge Dee novel.
Title: Inspector Chen And The Private Kitchen Murder
Author(s): Xiaolong Qiu
Publisher: Canongate Books
Barcode: 9781780298160
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 5/31/2022
Series: An Inspector Chen mystery
Category: Crime & Mystery