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Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder (Inspector Chen Cao, Bk 12)
Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder - Inspector Chen Cao, Bk 12 Author:Qiu Xiaolong No longer a chief inspector, Chen Cao finds himself as director of the Shanghai Judicial System Reform Office. To outsiders it's a promotion, but Chen knows he's being removed from the spotlight as he's immediately place on involuntary "convalescence leave" to stop him interfering with any cases, However, with various high-... more »profile crimes making headlines and fears escalating over vigilante reprisals, Chen's superiors know he must at least appear active.
One case revolces around Min Lihau, a mingyuan, who runs a "private kitchen" for powerful figures in Shanghai. Min's accused of murdering her assistant, yet Chen is struck by the similarities to a historic case involvning the famous Judge Dee. When an acquaintance of his is murdered in connection to Min, Chen knows he can't stand idly by ... but he must act in secret, under the cover of writing a Judge Dee novel.« less