Order of Qiu Xiaolong Books
Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese author of crime thriller novels as well as a poet and translator. He writes the Inspector Chen series. Xiaolong came to the United States simply to write a book about poet T.S. Eliot, but was unable to return home due to political reasons. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and daughter.
Qiu Xiaolong became a published author in 2000 with the novel Death of a Red Heroine, which began his Inspector Chen series. The novel won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 2001. Below is a list of Qiu Xiaolong’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Inspector Chen Books
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Death of a Red Heroine |
(2000) |
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A Loyal Character Dancer |
(2002) |
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When Red is Black |
(2004) |
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A Case of Two Cities |
(2006) |
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Red Mandarin Dress |
(2007) |
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The Mao Case |
(2009) |
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Don’t Cry, Tai Lake |
(2012) |
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Enigma of China |
(2013) |
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Shanghai Redemption |
(2014) |
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Hold Your Breath, China |
(2020) |
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Becoming Inspector Chen |
(2021) |
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Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder |
(2021) |
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Love and Murder in the Time of Covid |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Inspector Chen Collections
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Poems of Inspector Chen |
(2016) |
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Inspector Chen and Me |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Judge Dee Investigation Books
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The Shadow of the Empire |
(2022) |
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The Conspiracies of the Empire |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Lines Around China |
(2003) |
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Years of Red Dust |
(2008) |
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Disappearing Shanghai: Photographs and Poems of an Intimate Way of Life |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Poetry Collections
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Classic Chinese Love Poems |
(2003) |
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Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Treasury of Chinese Love Poems |
(2003) |
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Evoking Tang |
(2007) |
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Flash Fiction International |
(2015) |