false 150932 3 The second Detective Inspector Chen novel (after Snake Agent) returns us to Singapore Three. A mysterious murder sends Chen and his demonic partner Zhu Irzh on the trail of a conspiracy between hell and one of the heavenly hosts. 522816 15 8 2006 The Demon and the City (Detective Inspector Chen #2) total:95|5:22|4:40|3:27|2:5|1:1| 95 362 162 16 1 1 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 10:32:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:13:33 -0700 2009 Snake Agent, the first book in this series, because it was such an amusing mixture of genres. The story is basically set in a near-future version of Singapore. Heaven and Hell are not only real, but actual places you can go to (if you are dead - or have the proper visa). Detective Inspe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 04 13:22:28 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 08:45:17 -0700 2007
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I abandoned this one after fifty pages because aside from the setting, nothing rang true. Pretty much every character was too stupid to live, an...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 07:15:27 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 07:16:37 -0700 2009 The Snake Agent. Too much focus on other characters, none of whom were very likable, and not enough on Zhu Irzh and Inspector Chen. Still, I read it quickly and have moved onto the third book.more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 08:40:09 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:45:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 02:28:55 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 22:23:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 11:50:13 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 14:42:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 18 06:11:31 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 21:59:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 10 18:26:36 -0700 2007 Wed May 07 12:46:25 -0700 2008
However, this is still a compl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 29 08:11:16 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 08:14:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 08:08:47 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 07:28:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 10:55:33 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 21:30:39 -0700 2008
Since I had started with the third book in this series, this second novel filled in some back story for me.
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