Don't Cry, Tai Lake: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao, 7)

Xiaolong, Qiu

ISBN 10: 1250021588 / ISBN 13: 9781250021588

Published by Minotaur Books, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don't Cry, Tai Lake: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao, 7)
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250021588
• ISBN 13: 9781250021588
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1745123192.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 18881866
• Signed: 4/20/2025 4:26:32 AM
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Synopsis

"Dark, gorgeous...feels authentically Chinese and it works like a charm." --Washington Post Book World on A Case of Two Cities

In Don't Cry, Tai Lake by Qiu Xiaolong, Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is offered a bit of luxury by friends and supporters within the Party - a week's vacation at a luxurious resort near Lake Tai, a week where he can relax, and recover, undisturbed by outside demands or disruptions. Unfortunately, the once beautiful Lake Tai, renowned for its clear waters, is now covered by fetid algae, its waters polluted by toxic runoff from local manufacturing plants. Then the director of one of the manufacturing plants responsible for the pollution is murdered and the leader of the local ecological group is the primary suspect of the local police. Now Inspector Chen must tread carefully if he is to uncover the truth behind the brutal murder and find a measure of justice for both the victim and the accused.

About the Author

Qiu Xiaolong was born in Shanghai and, since 1988, has lived in St. Louis, Missouri. A poet and a translator, he has an MA and a Ph.D. from Washington University. He is the author of several previous novels featuring Inspector Chen, including the award-winning Death of a Red Heroine and A Case of Two Cities.