Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong

Red Mandarin Dress

Inspector Chen Cao #5

Qiu Xiaolong

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced

310 pages | first published 2007

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A serial killer is stalking the young women of Shanghai. The killer's calling card is to leave the victims' bodies in well trafficked locations, each of them redressed in a red mandarin dress. With the newspapers screaming about Shanghai's first s...
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Summary of 61 reviews

Moods

mysterious 80%
adventurous 60%
dark 20%
emotional 20%
informative 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.59

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