An Inspector Chen Investigation: When Red Is Black (Series #3) (Paperback)

from MillieHennessy

Another great book featuring Inspector Chen. This book also features more of Detective Yu's point of view, as well as a chapter or two following his wife. It was different to have so much more of the case given through Yu's perspective, but it worked with the story line, and I enjoyed getting to ...

from gilly1944

Good Chinese atmosphere.

from mojacobs

he third book featuring Inspector Chen from Shangai, and just as interesting as the first. Apart from the murder mystery, the complexity of life in a rapidly changing society is vividly rendered. Chen has risen through the ranks and has become "connected" in different area's of society but "There...

from whitewavedarling

As the third book in the Inspector Chen mystery series, When Red is Black took me a bit longer to get into it than the previous novels, but for obvious enough reasons. Whereas the first two books in the series remained focused on Inspector Chen, this installment has a dual focus on him and his le...

from Scorbet

When Red is Black is the third in the Inspector Chen mysteries, which are based in Shanghai in the 1990's. They feature Chief Inspector Chen Cao and his partner Detective Yu Guangming of the Shanghai Police Bureau, who are responsible for Special Cases (mostly politically sensitive.) Detective Y...