Death In Shanghai

I enjoyed this story, it was well paced and had a good plot. It is nothing original in that it does have the stereotypical detective, Inspector Danilov ( loner, problems with his family) and his side kick Strachan, half Chinese, half Scottish, lives at home with his Mum, willing to learn )but I like......more

Solid police procedural set in rarely covered location. Set in the Shanghai International Settlement, Russian Inspector Danilov is working for the Shanghai Municipal Police, a predominantly British force who policed the British and American Concessions. It’s worth explaining the origins of the Shangha......more

I can't help falling in love with great detective characters. This novel offers two such options - Inspector Danilov, who escaped Russia after the revolution and in the 1920s finds himself employed as a policeman in Shanghai, while trying to find his long-lost family; and Strachan - a detective born......more