A Loyal Character Dancer17 reviews Qiu Xiaolong Soho Crime, 2003 An interesting detective story set in the Shanghai in the early 1990s + Poetry, food, and culture This is the first book by Qiu Xiaolong I have read. I was interested in him because I had heard that he was a Chinese who had emigrated to the US, and had written his Inspector Chen detective novels in English. That, in itself, sounded like quite an accomplishment and impressed me. The first ...             Black Arrow9 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Action Japan + A nice one from a consistently engaging author + Intriguing + Wonderful series!             Shaman Pass11 reviews Stan Jones Soho Crime, 2005 Return of the Mummy + Shaman pass + Tony Hillerman on Ice + Excellent mystery in a spectacular setting + Shaman Pass - Study a Culture             Curse of the Pogo Stick (Dr. Siri Paiboun)8 reviews Colin Cotterill Soho Crime, 2008 solid historical Laos mystery + Colin Cotterill's series is great! + Satisfying entry in a splendid series + Another fantastic read + Wonderful series; excellent book             When Red Is Black13 reviews Qiu Xiaolong Soho Crime, 2005 When red is Black + Fascinating Foray + When Red is Black + Highly recommended             Frozen Sun: A Nathan Active Mystery (The Nathan Active Mysteries)3 reviews Stan Jones Bowhead Press, 2008 Alaskan State Trooper Nathan Active is back ! + Frozen Sun + Best book so far in the Nathan Active Series! Alaskan State Trooper Nathan Active once again returns to the pages amid the Alaskan wilderness and its cities and towns. It also takes us into the webs that man creates for himself. I was so glad to see this title printed in English since it had only been in German. Can't wait for the 2009 title ...             Island of Exiles (Sugawara Akitada)6 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 A Mystery involving Princes, Danger and Treason + intricate and absorbing + Parker, Mystery and Feudal Japan. Outstanding! + Parker Just Keeps Getting Better + Almost perfect             Rashomon Gate19 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Involved Mysteries with a welcome glimpse into 11thC Japan life + Classes, conspiracy, and death. + Story great, quality poor + Rashomon Gate + Very Enjoyable             Mao Case, The: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao) Qiu Xiaolong St. Martin's Minotaur, 2009 Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is the head of the Special Case group and is often put in charge of those cases that are considered politically "sensitive" since, as a rising party cadre, he's regarded by many as reliable. But Inspector Chen, though a poet by inclination and avocation, takes his job as a policeman very seriously, despite the pressures put upon him from ...             Sayonaraville (Colbert, Curt, Jake Rossiter & Miss Jenkins Mystery.)4 reviews Curt Colbert Uglytown Productions, 2003 Curt Colbert vs Jake Rossiter + Seriously Good + It's all in the head. + Lots of fun!             Disco for the Departed (Soho Crime)14 reviews Colin Cotterill Soho Crime, 2007 `She is the evidence that carries the prints.' + Groovin' in the Jungle + Third world detective novels + Creative and witty + Magical Mystery Tour             The Coroner's Lunch40 reviews Colin Cotterill Soho Crime, 2005 The perfect mystery novel + De-Lao-cious! + An exceptional mystery + An Extraordinary Book + Absolutely delightful!             The Dragon Scroll7 reviews I. J. Parker, 2005 Excellent mystery set in medieval Japan, first-rate beginning for a first-rate series. + An enjoyable read + An enjoyable mystery Historical mysteries are like comedy -- either they work or they don't, and there is no middle ground. This mystery, the first of what I hope will be a long series, works wonderfully well. It is thoroughly grounded in the world of early medieval Japan, and it carries its immense learning and ...             Thirty-Three Teeth19 reviews Colin Cotterill Soho Crime, 2006 Dr.Siri's first encore: the Inthanet connection (wireless) + Uncommon Delight + `I'm a coroner, not a corpse.' + Whimsical & deeply strange mystery about a rowdy old ... + Interesting characters, different locale             Honeymoon to Nowhere (Soho crime)5 reviews Akimitsu Takagi Soho Crime, 2003 intriguing and intelligent! + a literary Japanses detective story + Imagine a Japanese Anne Perry The story was a fascinating look at a conservative Japanese culture which is steeped in tradition. The rules are much stricter than in more liberal countries. It is not only a person's ability and character that determine his/her fate, but also his/her family background. Having a "black sheep" in ...             Death of a Red Heroine (Soho crime)44 reviews Qiu Xiaolong Soho Crime, 2003 Mystery? No. Enjoyable? Yes. + A Look Behind the Bamboo Curtain I'm sure it's been covered in other reviews but "Death of a Red Heroine"is no great mystery novel or police procedural, but, the investigation (in my opinion)is merely a pretext to explore the zeitgeist of post-Tiananmen Shanghai. Overall I found the novel enjoyable enough to pick up "A Loyal ...             The Informer6 reviews Akimitsu Takagi Soho Crime, 2003 Intriguing and intelligent + What's your price? + Enlightening glimpses of Japanese culture in 1965. + Interesting and enjoyable, but ending left me hanging             The Hell Screen (Penguin Mysteries)13 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Add Ancient Japan and Murder to get great reading! + Hellish "Screen" + The is A Re-release of Book 2 in the Series + Absolutely Excellent - Parker's Best Thus Far + I. J. Parker and Sugawara Akitada just keep getting better.             Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao)10 reviews Qiu Xiaolong St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 Much More Than Just a Mystery Novel Set in Shanghai + CRUEL FOOD AND CURIOUS CULTURE MAKES FOR A GRIPPING READ + A Better Read To the ranks of such modern-day fictional detectives as Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko and P.D. James's Adam Dalgliesh, add Qiu Xiaolong's Inspector Chen. RED MANDARIN DRESS presents Qiu's irrepressible Shanghai police inspector in his fifth crime novel along with his familiar cast of side ...             Queer Street (Jake Rossiter and Miss Jenkins Mystery)2 reviews Curt Colbert Uglytown Productions, 2004 Queer is good! + A Fine Detective Series Love Rossiter and Miss Jenkins! This is the most convoluted and interesting of the series yet!! And the twist at the end will knock your socks off. Rossiter will never be the same!!!