Review: I Loved It!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2011
I genuinely loved "Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish" by Stephen Leather.  I'm a great fan and reader of mysteries anyway, and with the font set as it was, and Inspector Zhang being of the older school of investigating, I had a great time reading this.  The font makes it look like it was typed on an old manual typewriter which added to the ambience. Sergeant Lee is a good sidekick because she is a bit more modern than the Inspector, and her habit of writing everything down is humorous.Going through all seven of the locked door mystery plots was very entertaining and then knowing which one it was made Inspector Zhang look like a pretty good detective, even without forensics there.  Zhang, to me, has a little bit of Poirot in him, a little Monk and with Sergeant Lee, a tiny bit of Morse and Lewis.  I was glad that they were mentioned because I've read all the books and have all the DVDs of Morse.  Gathering everyone together to name the guilty one really reminded me a lot of some of the older movies and mystery books.The story is the right length to get it told without unnecessary dialogue or meaningless details.  By the end of the story, I knew a good bit about Zhang and his method of investigating and that he is dedicated to solving crimes.  When I had finished reading this story, I  downloaded everything I could find of the Inspector Zhang mysteries, and then read the first couple of chapters, nicely provided by the author, of "Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon."  Now I can't wait to read the rest of that one.  The Inspector Zhang mysteries are only $0.99.I've found a new author that I really like with Stephen Leather and his Inspector Zhang mysteries.  I'll be looking for more from this writer.