Top 7 detective series set in foreign locales

6. "Inspector Chen Cao" series, by Qiu Xiaolong

This series chronicles the investigations of chief inspector Chen Cao in 1990s Shanghai. Throughout the series author Qiu Xiaolong offers fascinating insight into the evolution of post-Mao China, detailing the rigid tensions between socialism and capitalism, old and new. These conflicts are the perfect backdrop for the Inspector’s sleuthing.

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