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By Xiaolong Qiu
Qiu Xiaolong, 2014
In this installment of Qiu Xiaolong's acclaimed series, Shanghai Police Chief Inspector Chen Cao faces a complex case. A poet by training, Chen is a respected figure within the police department and a rising party cadre. He is tasked by the Party to officially declare the death of Zhou Keng, the son of a major party member, as a suicide. Zhou Keng, formerly head of the Shanghai Housing Development Committee, was exposed for corrupt practices and detained before apparently hanging himself. However, the circumstances surrounding Zhou's death raise questions, forcing Chen to choose between appeasing powerful figures or pursuing the truth.