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Mystery Author: Qiu Xiaolong
Detective: Chief Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police
First book in series: Death of a Red Heroine
Number of books: 8  

Inspector Chen shares his life and work in Shanghai, with an emphasis on the contrasts between traditional and modern life and the impact of recent history, especially the Cultural Revolution. A little chewier read than the other recommended authors here, Qiu nevertheless conveys a vivid sense of Shanghai and the pressures of life in today’s China.