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  • Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

  • Detective Inspector Chen, Book 12
  • By: Qiu Xiaolong
  • Narrated by: David Shih
  • Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder

By: Qiu Xiaolong
Narrated by: David Shih
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Publisher's summary

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.

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A Good Long Sequel to the short stories

I had discovered Inspector Chen stories on a Old Timey Radio podcast, and they were a dramatisation, with multiple actors, music and SFX.
When I found that this continues his life, I was eager to "read" the long form book.
I was surprised and a bit disappointed upon discovering that it was a standard narration and not by the main narrator from the previous series.

But, as the story moved along, the narrator gave an older read of the character, that revealed a long timeline for the character. His vocalization of the various characters became more discernable and pleasant to hear, and the story was deeper that the previous shorts.
I wonder if there is a final book, but this one was a good read.
I may just buy the physical copies of the series.

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