Hold Your Breath, China Hardcover – 28 February 2020 by Xiaolong Qiu (Author) 3.9 out of 5 stars 4 ratings. “Hold Your Breath, China,” is the 10th detective novel in the saga of Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Bureau. Please try again","bd_saving_percent_off":"{0}%
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Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery". Please start at the beginning of this series to enjoy the character development. Inspector Chen’s 10th mystery effectively uses the genre to explore China’s current pollution crisis. Since he’s earned the trust of a top party boss, he is often assigned to investigate crimes of a political nature, where he’s forced to tread carefully because arresting the wrong person might discredit the party or displease someone in power. 2020-03-15A veteran Shanghai inspector monitors a potentially dangerous group of environmental activists while his sidekick matches wits with a serial killer. Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it.  US$11.82, US$10.33 We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Meanwhile, Yu is left to investigate a serial murder case on his own.Both Chen and Yu face pressure from those above to resolve the cases in a satisfactory way . Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. “Hold Your Breath, China” brings back a crusading female environmentalist who Chen romantically encountered some years ago in Qiu’s earlier novel, “Don’t Cry, Tai Lake.” Chen’s high-ranking patron from Beijing, Comrade Secretary Zhao, pressures Chen to investigate the dissident, who is about to release a controversial video documentary exposing polluters. An English speaker and published authority on Chinese classical poetry, he holds membership in the Communist Party. Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it. 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US$21.55 Qiu’s earlier works dealt with the legacy of Chairman Mao’s chaotic Cultural Revolution (1966-76) and the scarred victims left in its wake. Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson and John Harvey. "Fascinating... Xiaolong writes with both urgency and grace about modern China is another well-crafted mystery" - Booklist Starred ReviewInspector Chen is on the case of a serial murderer when he is called away to report on environmentalists trying to tackle the pollution issues in China.Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. : A Viv Fraser Mystery (Scottish Mystery), The Chairmen: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Book 4).  US$11.82, US$7.33 The Cookbook - a novel: A fun mystery story about a young woman who discovers shock... Noble Beginnings (Jack Noble Thriller Book 1), The Elephant Room: Penny Detective 11 (The Penny Detective) (Volume 11), The Third Girl (Molly Sutton Mysteries Book 1), The World Playoff: Climate Change, a game for some, DCI Yorke Boxset: Books 1-3 (DCI YORKE THRILLER).  US$10.50, US$7.88 Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. There was an interesting mystery solved by Yu (not Chen) toward the end of the book. Both Chen and Yu face pressure from those above to resolve the cases in a satisfactory way . Please try again. He calls himself the Beijing ... To Westerners China has often seemed a monolith, speaking with one voice—whether that of an ... To Westerners China has often seemed a monolith, speaking with one voice—whether that of an That the group’s leader is a woman Chen knows well complicates his task. Hold Your Breath, China (An Inspector Chen mystery, 10), Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids, Previous page of related Sponsored Products. She may be dead, but the game has only just begun. An impossible decision... What if your grandmother's old cookbook contained secrets that shockingly changed your life? ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. You submitted the following rating and review. In every city and town from Beijing to Kashgar, and even in the middle of the Gobi Desert, air quality ranged from “unhealthy” to “hazardous.” Economic development is China’s priority, not the health of the people. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site. He also has the heart of a poet, and the way he accommodates the apprehended serial killer in order to extract a confession is likely to strike some readers as overly sentimental. by Qiu Xiaolong. Please try again. It is well worth it! A Seattle Times Best Book of the Year Okinawa, present day: Luz, a teenage military ... A Seattle Times Best Book of the Year Okinawa, present day: Luz, a teenage military Amid the sea of misinformation circulating social media, a self-check for … Do not mjiss any of this series! The victims share no obvious connections, and the Party Secretary himself requests Chen and Yu’s involvement. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Hardcover (First World Publication) $ 28.99. Because holding your breath is not a valid test for fibrosis, and because fibrosis is not a symptom of COVID-19, we rank this advice from “Taiwan experts” as “False.” Snopes.com Since 1994 Buy this and others of his books as soon as possible or you’re missing out. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Fans of mysteries about honest cops working for compromised regimes won’t want to miss this one. Try Detective Drake while you're waiting. Hold Your Breath, China (... Something went wrong. You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. Xiaolong has a new publisher, but not one I'm familiar with and evidently not one that employs talented editors.  US$11.06, US$10.06 Find all the books, read about the author, and more.  US$13.13, US$18.94 Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. An over-populated world. Hold Your Breath, China. The only real mystery is something that has been left hanging for the next novel, but it should have been addressed in this one.  US$11.82, US$10.47 You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.  US$11.82, US$28.34 Booker Prize winner John Banville's next great crime novel—an Irish family's secrets resurface when a priest is found dead in their home. Quite a lot taken from the previous Two Lake book, there was no real jeopardy and everything very easily solved and resolved. As readers will see, it is this dreadful air quality that binds the narrative together.

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