Death of a Red Heroine : Inspector Chen 1 Elaine Sciolino Together we are much more

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Death of a Red Heroine : Inspector Chen 1 Elaine Sciolino Together we are much moreShanghai in 1990. An ancient city in a country that despite the massacre of Tiananmen Square is still in the tight grip of communist control. Chief Inspector Chen, a poet with a sound instinct for self preservation, knows the city like few others. When the body of a prominent Communist Party member is found, Chen is told to keep the party authorities informed about every lead. Also, he must keep the young woman's murder out of the papers at all costs.