Enigma of China

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  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  ENIGMA OF CHINA. Copyright © 2013 by Qiu Xiaolong. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

  Qiu, Xiaolong, 1953–

  Enigma of China: an Inspector Chen novel / Qiu Xiaolong.—1st ed.

  pages cm

  ISBN 978-1-250-02580-7 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-02581-4 (e-book)

  1. Chen, Inspector (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Police—China—Shanghai—Fiction. 3. Shanghai (China)—Fiction. I. Title.

  PS3553.H537E55 2013

  813'.54—dc23

  2013011920

  eISBN 9781250025814

  First Edition: June 2013