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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Minotaur Books, 2002. 1st. Ed. fine/fine. Shan Tao Yun, a Chinese bureaucrat imprisoned in a Himalayan labor camp, is featured in the third title in this internationally acclaimed series.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 2006. First Edition, November 2006, with complete number line beginning with 1. Boards lightly soiled else near fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. "Chinese expatriate Qiu's gripping fourth Inspector Chen novel (after 2004's When Red Is Black) captures an honest detective's struggle to be true to his professional ideals under a repressive regime. The Communist Party leadership appears to be vigorously investigating rampant corruption among the profligate power elite during China's economic reforms of the recent past. After the head of the Fujian special case squad is murdered in sordid circumstances, Chen Cao of the Shanghai police bureau discovers that the dead man had been probing a wealthy businessman, Xing Xing, who fled to the United States to escape prosecution. Chen himself is then given the highest authority to carry on the investigation, which takes him to the U.S., but he soon realizes he's not… Read More

London: UK: Pluto Crime, 1984. 1st British edition. Pages age toned as usual else fine in dust jacket. China is in turmoil. American bombs and money are being used to support a hard-pressed government in a US ploy against the Russians. "the first American thriller to deal satisfactorily with modern China." Washington Post. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Harkening back to the golden age of the pulp novel, debut novelist Paul Malmont has created a breathtaking, heartpounding, astounding, spectacular, and completely out-of-this-world adventure. During the Great Depression that plagued the U.S., Americans across the country turned to two men for relief - Walter Gibson and Lester Dent. The former was the man behind The Shadow, the latter created Doc Savage. These two men will soon find themselves caught up in an adventure that even they couldn't have imagined. After the mysterious murder of H.P. Lovecraft, Dent and Gibson team up with young pulp writer L. Ron Hubbard and embark on a heroic journey to save the planet, from the palaces and battlefields of warlord-plagued China to the seedy waterfronts of Providence, Rhode Island. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Book.

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1976. 1st prtg. Lightly soiled else near fine copy of trade paperback. Illustrated with three reproductions of original Chinese pictures, and six plates drawn by van Gulik after Chinese models.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book.

N.Y.: Vintage/Black Lizard, 1998. 1st printing, July 1998. Oversize trade paperback, fine copy with bookmark advertising all three of their books. From Carl Hiaasen and the distinguished foreign correspondent Bill Montalbano comes a relentless novel of treachery and murder set in the clenched society of China, where even tomorrow’s weather is a state secret. David Wang, a Chinese-American art historian, dies shortly after a visit to an ancient tomb housing priceless artifacts. Officials diagnose death by duck, a fatal confluence of culture shock and rich cuisine. But Wang’s friend Tom Stratton suspects something more sinister, especially after the dead man’s brother, a highly placed Party official, tries to have him kidnapped. From a nightmarish interrogation to assassination by cobra, A Death in China takes readers on a trip with no rest stops through a world of claustrophobic mistrust and terrifying danger.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Ballantine Books, 2004. Later printing of the trade paperback, very light wear. In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. Liu Hulan is the Inspector in China's Ministry of Public Security whose tough style rousts wrongdoers and rubs her superiors the wrong way. Now her latest case finds her trapped between her country's distant past and her own recent history. The case starts at a rally for a controversial cult that ends suddenly in bloodshed, and leads to the apparent murder of an American archaeologist, which officials want to keep quiet. And haunting Hulan's investigation is the possible theft of ancient dragon bones that might alter the history of civilization itself. Getting to the bottom of ever-spiraling events, Hulan unearths more scandals, confronts more murderers, and revives tragic memories that shake her tormented marriage to its core. In the end, she solves a mystery as big, unruly, and complex as… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Soho Press, Incorporated, 2001. 1st prtg. An EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for Best First Mystery Novel. 464 pgs.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Trade Paperback.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1986. 1st. Ed.. FINE/FINE. James Burlane, an ex-CIA operative turned private investigator in the USA, is featured in the third book in this series. A novel about international money set in China.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y., N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2008. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. First in Private Investigator Mei Wang series. In this unique blend of historical fiction and cutting-edge suspense, author Diane Wei Liang succeeds in delivering an incredible mystery veiled behind the red cutrain of contemporary Chinese life and culture. Set in Beijing "The Eye of Jade" introduces readers to the enigmatic Mei Wang, the country's first successful female private investigator, and her struggle to uncover the location of a rare and treasured artifact that is believed to have been absconded from theLuoyang Museum during the Cultural Revolution. For Wang this is a task of special importance, and can only stand to make her later life and reputation glimmer, but as she soon finds in the back alleys, this is not going to be easy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. First edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. AUTHOR'S FIRS NOVEL.. Both an EDGAR and BARRY Award Nominee.. In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the waning days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the U.S. ambassador's son is found dead - his body entombed in a frozen lake. Almost simultaneously, American officials find a ship adrift in the storm-churned waters off Southern California. No one is surprised to find the fetid hold crammed with hundreds of undocumented Chinese immigrants - the latest cargo in the Chinese mafia's burgeoning smuggling trade. What does surprise Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark is his discovery that among the hapless refugees lies the corpse of a Red Prince, a scion of China's political elite. The Chinese and American governments suspect that the deaths are connected, and in an unprecedented move they join… Read More

N.Y: Soho Crime, 2013. 1st ed, a couple of page corners bent else a fine, unread copy of the Advance Uncopyedited Edition due out in June 2013. Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli. Even though Zhang’s mysterious disappearance of over a year ago has her in the sights of the Chinese authorities. But when the DSD, the Chinese equivalent of the FBI, call her in to interrogate her--not such a pleasant experience-- Ellie decides that it’s time to get out of town. An old Army buddy, Dog Turner, gives her the perfect excuse. His unstable brother Jason has disappeared in picturesque Yangshuo, a famous tourist destination, and though Ellie knows it’s a long shot, she agrees to try to find him. At worst, she figures she’ll have a few days of fun in some gorgeous scenery. 384 pages. . First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Advance Uncorrected Proof.

NY: Scribners, 1969. 1st ed. Yellow cloth with bright red lettering. Dampstain at top corner, unnoticeable to jacket but a darkened stain to cloth, jacket, not price clipped, $3.95 price intact, in protective mylar cover. A Judge Dee mystery with ten illustrations drawn by the author in the chinese style.. End-papers printed in red show the four panels of the lacquer screen.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Book.

Naperville, IL, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press / Minotaur Books, 2010. 1st paperback printing, March 2010, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Light wear at foot of spine, reading crease and a few pages dog-eared, else a near fine copy. 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 within and without, and is unwilling to compromise his principles as a policeman in favor of political expedience. However, after the new Minister of Public Security insists that Chen personally take on a 'special assignment', an investigation already begun by Internal Security, he may no longer be able to resist those pressures. The… Read More

N.Y.: Penguin Books, 2013. 1st pbk printing of the revised edition. A fine copy of the trade paperback. WINNER OF BOTH THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME and the CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD. Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. As New. Book.

Boulder: CO: Rue Morgue Press, 1997. Edges sunned. A classic long-out-of-print masterpiece. A late Golden Age Age novel of detection and adventure set in China in 1938 during the Sino-Japanese War. Offers up two unusual detectives: gimiendo Henandez Quinto, a gigantic Mexican who once rode with Pancho Villa and now trains soldiers for the Chinese Army, and Mountain of virtue, a beautiful Eurasian woman with the intelligence to match her physical charms. . 1st Prtg. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

Boulder: CO: Rue Morgue Press, 1997. A classic long-out-of-print masterpiece. A late Golden Age Age novel of detection and adventure set in China in 1938 during the Sino-Japanese War. Offers up two unusual detectives: gimiendo Henandez Quinto, a gigantic Mexican who once rode with Pancho Villa and now trains soldiers for the Chinese Army, and Mountain of virtue, a beautiful Eurasian woman with the intelligence to match her physical charms.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Cover. Fine. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Diamond, 1992. 1st edition, November 1992, with complete number line beginning with 1. Paperback Original, very light wear else fine. The 4th title in the Charlotte Graham Mysteries. China locale. "Aging movie actress Charlotte Graham has two reasons for accepting her stepdaughter Marsha Lundstrom's invitation to join her on a study tour to Dunhuang, an isolated oasis in northwestern China: first, she possesses a lively sense of adventure; second, she has learned that a friend's stolen Chinese statue may resurface in Dunhuang, the probably site of its origin. While in Dunhuang, Marsha hopes to translate ancient poetry manuscripts; the place also attracts scholars in other areas. Once arrived, American paleontologist Larry Fiske announces that he has made "the greatest dinosaur fossil find of the century." Before the nature of his find can be revealed, Larry is found dead of stab wounds and Charlotte puts her sleuthing skills to work..." --… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 2002. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Author's highly praised first novel set in 1926 Shanghai; A city glistening with decadence and rife with corruption--a humid, bustling society at the cultural crossroads of British civil servants, American gun runners, Russian Princesses, and Chinese gangsters. A BARRY AWARD Nominee.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London: UK: William Collins Sons & Co., 1972. 1st ed. near fine in price clipped dj, small scrape at top corner, light wear at head & foot of spine, lightly sunned. Her 2nd book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lubrani, Brian. Book.