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taylormcneil's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
As a fan of the Inspector Chen Cao series -- this is the most recent in the series -- I enjoyed the book. Like most of the others in the series, the subtext is all about contemporary China and the failure of the Chinese Communist Party to fairly govern the country. Money and power are what matters in Qui's China -- probably a reasonably accurate judgment. Chen is faced with a serial killer -- and the toxic effects of pollution in a country that put economic growth above the people's health. If you like this series, do read this book -- it's very much in keeping with earlier entries, especially "Don't Cry, Tai Lake," which it is basically a sequel to.
dmendels's review
4.0
I have read all of the Inspector Chen novels, of which this is the tenth I believe. Love the series, the picture of life in Contemporary China. This one is not the best of them, if you have read the first 9, it’s a fun follow-up.
lnatal's review
3.0
From BBC Radio 4 - Drama:
Inspector Chen Novels
by Qiu Xiaolong dramatised by Joy Wilkinson
Inspector Chen has fallen from the Party's grace thanks to his anti-corruption investigations but he is back on the case when a serial murderer is on the loose in the ever-thickening smog of Shanghai.
Chief Inspector Chen ..... Jamie Zubairi
Detective Yu ..... Dan Li
Detective Qin ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Lou/Huang ..... Andrew Leung
Shanshan ..... Rebecca Boey
Zhao ..... David Hounslow
Qiang ..... Sean Baker
Bian ..... Chris Pavlo
Bei ..... Kenny Blyth
Neighbour ..... Debbie Korley
Director: David Hunter
HOLD YOUR BREATH, CHINA is the 10th of Qiu Xiaolong's Inspector Chen novels, all of which have been dramatised for BBC Radio 4. They have sold over 1 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007kds
Inspector Chen Novels
by Qiu Xiaolong dramatised by Joy Wilkinson
Inspector Chen has fallen from the Party's grace thanks to his anti-corruption investigations but he is back on the case when a serial murderer is on the loose in the ever-thickening smog of Shanghai.
Chief Inspector Chen ..... Jamie Zubairi
Detective Yu ..... Dan Li
Detective Qin ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Lou/Huang ..... Andrew Leung
Shanshan ..... Rebecca Boey
Zhao ..... David Hounslow
Qiang ..... Sean Baker
Bian ..... Chris Pavlo
Bei ..... Kenny Blyth
Neighbour ..... Debbie Korley
Director: David Hunter
HOLD YOUR BREATH, CHINA is the 10th of Qiu Xiaolong's Inspector Chen novels, all of which have been dramatised for BBC Radio 4. They have sold over 1 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007kds
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