num_pages: 460
description: A young "national model worker," renowned for her adherence to the principles of the Communist Party, turns up dead in a Shanghai canal.As Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Special Cases Bureau struggles to trace the hidden threads of her past, he finds himself challenging the very political forces that have guided his life since birth. Chen must tiptoe around his superiors if he wants to get to the bottom of this crime, and risk his career-perhaps even his life-to see justice done.Listening 16 hours, 55 minutes
language: German
title: Tod einer roten Heldin.
titlecomplete: Tod einer roten Heldin.
characters: Yu Guangming, Chen Cao
genres: China, Asian Literature, Mystery, Asia, Novels, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 5613
places: Shanghai
series: Inspector Chen Cao
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Zsolnay