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A review by andrew61
A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong
3.0
This is the second in the series and its a fascinating look at police procedure in Communist China.
Inspector Chen is a poet policeman who is tasked with investigating in cooperation with a female US marshal the disappearance of the wife of a witness in a people smuggling case in US. Chen is faced with Triads and government officials spying on him as the clock ticks and the safety of Wen(the wife) is in jeopardy.
I can't say it was the greatest crime novel I've read this year but the fascination of this series is the cultural aspects , including how politics and crime solution don't always mix. I also love the descriptions of food, poetry, the country and its people. Worth a read if you want to try something different.
Inspector Chen is a poet policeman who is tasked with investigating in cooperation with a female US marshal the disappearance of the wife of a witness in a people smuggling case in US. Chen is faced with Triads and government officials spying on him as the clock ticks and the safety of Wen(the wife) is in jeopardy.
I can't say it was the greatest crime novel I've read this year but the fascination of this series is the cultural aspects , including how politics and crime solution don't always mix. I also love the descriptions of food, poetry, the country and its people. Worth a read if you want to try something different.