A review by andrew61
Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong

3.0

5th in this series in which Inspector Chen is focussing on his studies while Yu has to manage a potential serial killer targeting young women and leaving them in the famous Chinese fashion item of the title.
When Chen eventually gets pulled in the investigation rapidly moves into gear.
While the plots of these books never bear close scrutiny it is the fascinating look at the culture that always draws me back to this series although I have to say that some of the foods referenced as delicacies in this episode were extremely disturbing and do not need thinking about too closely,