Audiobooks by Qiu Xiaolong

The legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder set in seventh-century China. Judge Dee Renjie, Empress Wu's newly appointed Imperial Circuit Supervisor for the Tang Empire, is visiting provinces surrounding the grand capital of Chang'an. One night a knife is thrown through his window with a cryptic note attached: 'A high-flying dragon will have something to regret!' Minutes after the ominous warning appears, Judge Dee is approached by an emissary of Internal Minister Wu, Empress Wu's nephew. Minister Wu wants Judge Dee to investigate a high-profile murder supposedly committed by the wellknown poetess and courtesan, Xuanji, who locals believe is possessed by the spirit of a black fox. Why is Minister Wu interested in Xuanji? Despite Xuanji confessing to the murder, is there more to the case than first appears? With the mysterious warning and a fierce power struggle playing out at the imperial court, Judge Dee knows he must tread carefully ...

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), David Shih (Narrator)

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Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

Chen Cao has been removed from his chief inspector role, but that doesn't stop him investigating a 'private kitchen' murder that has similarities to a Judge Dee story. 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.

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), David Shih (Narrator)

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The Inspector Chen Mysteries: Nine BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations

Nine BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations of the crime novels of Qiu Xiaolong, set in Shanghai. Starring Jamie Zubairi as Chief Inspector Chen Cao, an astute young policeman with twin passions for food and poetry.Through thrilling crime drama, these nine mysteries paint a portrait of modern life in communist China, depicting traditional Shanghai life amidst the old alleyways and how it is rapidly changing with modernisation. 'Witty and thrilling' The Daily Telegraph'A welcome alternative to Scandi-noir' The Observer.Death of a Red Heroine: Shanghai, May 1990. The body of a national model worker is found in Baili Canal. Academic turned detective Chen Cao now heads up the Special Case Squad, an assignment that brings political scrutiny with every move. A Loyal Character Dancer: When a former dancer and party loyalist at the heart of a people smuggling operation to the USA goes missing, Inspector Chen is under political pressure to find her, tactfully host a young female US Marshall, and find the connection with a grisly Triad murder. When Red is Black: When Chen agrees to do a translation job for a property developer he is given a laptop, a 'little secretary' to provide for his every need, and medical care for his mother. There are, it seems, no strings attached . . . and then the murder of a dissident writer is reported. A Case of Two Cities: When the head of the Shanghai anti-corruption squad is found dead in compromising circumstances, Inspector Chen is drafted in as 'Special Envoy to the Emperor with an Imperial Sword'. Red Mandarin Dress: A serial killer is loose on the streets of Shanghai, but Chen is otherwise engaged on a high-level corruption case. With bodies appearing at the rate of one a week, the homicide team is in desperate need of help. The Mao Case: It's a dangerous and politically sensitive case for Inspector Chen when he is asked to investigate the sudden change of fortune of the granddaughter of Chairman Mao's mistress.Don't Cry, Tai Lake: Chen's lakeside holiday is interrupted by the violent death of the boss of the Wuxi Number One Chemical Company. Will his blossoming relationship with a young environmental engineer compromise his covert investigation? Enigma of China: Inspector Chen is called in to oversee the investigation into the death of the Director of The Shanghai Development Committee while under house arrest. He has to negotiate the power of the Party, an internet campaign and a new potential romance.Shanghai Redempton: Inspector Chen finds himself 'promoted' sideways from the Shanghai Police Bureau, before narrowly escaping a night-club trap and exposing a web of financial and sexual corruption. Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson and John Harvey.Directed by David Hunter and Toby Swift

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), , Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Dan Li, Daniel York, Full Cast, Jamie Zubairi, Sarah Lam (Narrator)

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When Red Is Black

When the murder of a woman is reported to the Shanghai police while Inspector Chen is on vacation, Sergeant Yu is forced to take charge of the investigation. The victim, Yin Lige, a novelist known for her banned book, has been found dead in her tiny, humble room off the stairwell of a converted multi-family house. It seems that only a neighbor could have committed the crime, for the building is kept locked at night. But there is no apparent motive. Sergeant Yu tries to unravel the reclusive woman's past and begins to realize it may have larger political implications. The Cultural Revolution might be more than thirty years in the past, but its effects can still be felt at every level of Chinese society.

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), David Shih (Narrator)

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A Loyal Character Dancer

Inspector Chen's mentor in the Shanghai Police Bureau has assigned him to escort U.S. Marshal Catherine Rohn. Her mission is to bring Wen, the wife of a witness in an important criminal trial, to the United States. Inspector Rohn is already en route when Chen learns that Wen has unaccountably vanished from her village in Fujian. Or is this just what he is supposed to believe? Chen resents his role; he would rather investigate the triad killing in Shanghai's beautiful Bund Park. Li insists that saving face with Inspector Rohn takes priority. So Chen Cao, the ambitious son of a father who imbued him with Confucian precepts, must tread warily as he tries once again to be a good cop, a good man and also a loyal Party member.

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), David Shih (Narrator)

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Death of a Red Heroine

Qiu Xiaolong's Anthony Award-winning debut introduces Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police. A young "national model worker," renowned for her adherence to the principles of the Communist Party, turns up dead in a Shanghai canal. As Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Special Cases Bureau struggles to trace the hidden threads of her past, he finds himself challenging the very political forces that have guided his life since birth. Chen must tiptoe around his superiors if he wants to get to the bottom of this crime, and risk his career-perhaps even his life-to see justice done.

Qiu Xiaolong (Author), David Shih (Narrator)

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Rote Ratten (gekürzte Fassung)

Eine Fahrt nach Amerika, davon hat Oberinspektor Chen schon lange geträumt. Und nun soll der dichtende Polizist als Leiter einer Schriftstellerdelegation für zwei Wochen Gast in den USA sein. Diese einmalige Gelegenheit kommt für Chen jedoch mehr als ungünstig. Er hat einen Auftrag erhalten, der, gefährlich und ehrenvoll zugleich, seinen vollen Einsatz in Shanghai erfordert: Nach dem Tod eines Polizisten in einem Bordell verpflichtet ihn die oberste Behörde, endlich den 'Roten Ratten', korrupten Beamten und schmiergeldzahlenden Neokapitalisten, das Handwerk zu legen. Schon die ersten Recherchen zeigen, daß er es mit einflußreichen Parteikadern zu tun bekommen wird, die vor nichts zurückschrecken. Als eine erfolgreiche Fernsehmoderatorin und ehemalige Studienfreundin Chens nach einem Treffen mit ihm ermordet wird, begreift er, daß auch die Drohungen gegen seine Mutter sehr ernst zu nehmen sind. Aber Chen muß sich auf den Weg nach Amerika machen und für ihn entpuppt sich die Fahrt keineswegs als Vergnügen: Ausgerechnet in Los Angeles hält sich der Kopf einer Bande von 'Roten Ratten' versteckt. Da kann nur Catherine Rohn, die hübsche Kollegin von den US-Marshalls helfen ...

Qiu Xiaolong, Xiaolong Qiu (Author), Johannes Steck (Narrator)

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