Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

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Call Number: Mystery / Qiu, Xiaolong, Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Qiu, Xiaolong
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Qiu, Xiaolong	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Qiu, Xiaolong	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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 placed on involuntary 'convalescence leave' to stop him interfering with any cases. However, with various high-profile crimes making headlines and fears escalating over vigilante reprisals, Chen's superiors know he must at least appear active. One case revolves 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 its similarities to a historic case involving the famous Judge Dee. When an acquaintance of his is murdered in connection with Min, Chen knows he can't stand idly by but he must act in secret, under the cover of writing a Judge Dee novel.

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