Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is often assigned cases considered politically sensitive, and now the Minister of Public Security insists that Chen personally take on a 'special assignment.
' Leery of international embarrassment, the party is concerned about rumors related to Chairman Mao.
Jiao, the granddaughter of an actress who had a 'special relationship' to Mao has moved into a luxury apartment and become involved with a new social set centered around the remnants of pre-Communist Shanghai society.
All without any visible means of support.
Worried that Jiao has inherited some sort of artifact that could prove damaging to Mao's reputation, Chen has been given a few short days to infiltrate her social circle, determine if the feared material exists and, if it does, retrieve it quietly.
And if he fails to solve this 'Mao case, ' the consequences will be unpleasant for all concerned.
About the Author: QIU XIAOLONG is a poet, professor and author of five previous novels featuring Inspector Chen.
Born and raised in Shanghai, where he was a renowned poet and translator, Qiu lives with his family in St.
Louis, MO.
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