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A Calamitous Chinese Killing (2013)

by Shamini Flint(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0749957794 (ISBN13: 9780749957797)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Piatkus Books

series

Inspector Singh Investigates

review 1: Very mixed feelings on this one. On the one hand, loved seeing Singh in China - as a Shanghai resident of 5 years, I totally agree with Flint's descriptions of the Chinese reactions to our portly, turbaned hero! And OF COURSE he would love Sichuan food! But it felt like Flint had done a lot of research on the dark side of modern China - corruption, nepotism, land grabs, princelings, forced organ donation, adultery, labor camps, media manipulation, poor migrants - and tried to jam everything into this slim book. Too much, and too much explaining about these issues, that at times overshadowed the characters and plot. Was easy enough to guess at who the villain was. Will commend Flint on how she ended the novel though - that a certain person became the public scapegoat felt l... moreike an accurate depiction of how things are handled in China.
review 2: Inspector Singh is back on the job…and is promptly sent to China by his supervisor. The son of a Singaporean diplomat has been killed. Although the Chinese police investigation has been wrapped up, the diplomat is not convinced that her son's death was the result of a robbery gone wrong. Singh is called in to reinvestigate, unofficially. He is paired up with a former police officer, Li Jun, to help him navigate Chinese society and keep him out of the crosshairs of Chinese authorities. Various issues, such as land deals, corruption, and falun gong, are highlighted in this tale. And for the first time, a case is making the normally fearless police officer nervous because of the high stakes. Another enjoyable installment in this series -- I can't wait to find out where Inspector Singh travels next! less

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