Snake Agent: The Detective Inspector Chen Novels, Book One

Williams, Liz

ISBN 10: 1597801070 / ISBN 13: 9781597801072

Published by Night Shade, 2008

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Synopsis:

John Constantine meets Chow Yun-Fat in this near-future occult thriller! Detective Inspector Chen is the Singapore Three police department's snake agent - that is - the detective in charge of supernatural and mystical investigations. Chen has several problems: In addition to colleagues who don't trust him and his mystical ways, a patron goddess whom he has offended, and a demonic wife who's tired of staying home alone, he's been paired with one of Hell's own vice officeers, Seneschal Zhu Irzh, to investigate the illegal trade in souls. Political pressures both Earthly and otherworldly seek to block their investigations at every turn. As a plot involving both Singapore Three's industrial elite and Hell's own Ministry of Epidemics is revealed, it becomes apparent that the stakes are higher than anyone had previously suspected.

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Review: “A sleuthing feast for those with a taste for the exotic.” —Publishers Weekly
“Snake Agent combines disparate elements of Chinese mythology, urban fantasy, science fiction and mystery to create a rich milieu and a highly entertaining story.” —Jacqueline Carey, author of Kushiel’s Justice
“This exotic amalgam of police procedural, SF, comic fantasy, and horror is a delight from start to finish.” —Locus 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Snake Agent: The Detective Inspector Chen ...
Publisher: Night Shade
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Very Good