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Death Notice
Death Notice | Zhou Haohui
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For nearly two decades, an unsolved murder case has haunted Sergeant Zheng Haoming of the Chengdu Police Department. Eighteen years ago, two victims were murdered after being served with 'death notices'. In refined calligraphy their perceived crimes were itemised and they were sentenced to death. The date of execution was declared, as was the name of their executioner: Eumenides. Now, a user on an internet forum has asked the public to submit names for judgement judgement for those the law cannot touch. Those found guilty will be punished and there is only one sentence: death. The user's handle? Eumenides. Does Zheng have a lead? Has a long-dormant serial killer resurfaced? Perhaps modern police techniques criminal profiling, online surveillance and SWAT quick response teams can catch a killer who previously evaded justice? Or perhaps the killer is more than a match for whatever the Chengdu Police Department can muster? The first in a trilogy and a bestseller in China, Death Notice is a hi-octane, hi-concept, cat-and-mouse thriller that adds an exhilarating new gear to the police procedural.
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xicanti
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DEATH NOTICE is a fast-paced and compelling police procedural with one major flaw: it relies so heavily on the genre‘s tropes that anyone who‘s read a few of these can use their knowledge of crime fiction, not the clues Zhou plants along the way, to solve the mystery. Despite that, I did enjoy seeing this familiar setup in a Chinese context.

Be aware it‘s a series opener, so there‘re dangling threads.

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xicanti
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I busted my ass making a superfine wrap sweater for my Mum, and even though each piece was the exact dimensions the pattern gave for her size, it came out way too big. 😑 There‘s no way I‘m reknitting it (IT TOOK FOREVER 😭), but it looks like I can sew the excess over on itself. Hello, tons of fiddly lace pattern matching.

At least I‘ve got an audiobook. This one‘s super tropey, but the mystery‘s pretty good. #audioknitting

Lindy I feel your pain. 😐 3y
Avanders Aww but it‘s super pretty!! 3y
xicanti @Lindy boo pattern errors! 3y
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xicanti @Avanders she does love the colour, even though the fit needs tinkering! 3y
Lreads It‘s still pretty! 3y
xicanti @QuietlyLaura it looked really good when we did a test fit with the excess pinned up! 3y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 2! This became one of Asia‘s biggest thrillers of 2018! See what all the hullabaloo is about! A police officer‘s brutal murder in Sichuan Province sends shockwaves. A mysterious person called Eumenides is behind it...and the public is nominating people worthy of being targeted. The police start getting death notices about next targets but can‘t stop the killings. A high-octane mystery thriller! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

BooknerdsLife 😱 This sounds great & as Chinese Australian, I‘m ashamed I‘ve never heard of this book!!! Stacked! & Thank you @MrBook 5y
MrBook @BooknerdsLife ☺️😁🤗🤗🤗 5y
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Lindy
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Look what was waiting for me when I got home from Japan. Thank you @GatheringBooks for your generous giveaway! #LitWorld2018GB

GatheringBooks awesome!! :) 5y
Lindy @GatheringBooks You are awesome! 😎 5y
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Liberty
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What are you reading this weekend? Me, I‘m putting off reading to embark on a huge culling of my stacks. I‘ve run out of space, and I‘m worried about the kittens getting squished. 🤣

Chelleo Whoa!!! Good luck! 5y
Gina Oh boy. That's gonna fill your while weekend. Have fun! 5y
CouronneDhiver Feel free to send some my way. My shelves have a little space left 😉 5y
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wordzie Super 😎👍 5y
RainyDayReading Have fun! I see some good books in those stacks. 5y
DebReads4fun I am reading A Veil Removed, by Michelle Cox. 5y
batsy 😍 5y
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Liberty
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Good morning! My reading nest is stocked and I‘m ready to spend the day lost in books! What are you reading? Did you get books for Christmas? I did not, because it would be like giving stripes to a zebra, but I‘m sure I can find something around here to read. ☺️❤️📚

Jennick2004 That pillow 💜 5y
MelissaSue81 I didn‘t get any books.. I‘m a a borrower, not a buyer really, so I‘m okay with it. I did get the cart that all the littens have been getting to store books in. 5y
jfalkens My husband got me 4 books. 3 I got early and already finished(The One and Only Ivan, The Wishtree and Storm Runner) and I got the tagged book before Christmas with my in-laws. 5y
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Liberty
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You‘re never going to believe what I did today: I bought books! 🤣🤣🤣

LauraJ Prince! With cake!?! 5y
Prairiegirl_reading So as a perk of working at book riot you have to buy your own read harder journal? 😉 5y
KimM I LOVED Ka ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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RealBooks4ever Oooo, I want to read Ka too! 💜 5y
Tonton Oooh , nice! Ma is on my TBR 5y
EllieDottie I liked Death Notice!! 5y
Saknicole @Kimberlone gifted me with the same #readharder book journal! Can't wait to use it. 5y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y
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Decalino
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This was an intriguing and twisted police procedural set in Chengdu, China in 2002. I lived in Shanghai from 2003-2005, so I found this a particularly interesting backdrop. While some of the characters were a bit two-dimensional, the plot was tense and suspenseful. I look forward to reading the next book in the trilogy!

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GatheringBooks
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We are giving away 6 books for our Literary Voyage Around the World Reading Challenge. Just REPOST and share how many countries you visited this year through books and you automatically get a chance to win any of these titles. Guesstimate is fine! Open internationally. Indicate which book (#1 to #6) you prefer. Just tag @GatheringBooks and hashtag #LitWorld2018GB. Open until 15 December 2018! Do share! #BookGiveaway! #PayingItForward! #FreeBooks

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RealLifeReading
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An action-packed crime thriller set in China that sold more than 1 million print copies and is now published in English. The killer styles himself as an avenger of unpunished crimes, calling himself Eumenides & sending out death notices listing their crimes and date of execution. This is the first book in a trilogy has a complicated plot & sometimes stilted dialogue but it was a pretty exciting page turner! #ripxiii

scowler1 Those sprouts look good! 5y
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bookwrm526
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Well, that was banana pants! The plot here is very twisty and too busy, but it was still incredibly entertaining. Some critics have said it reads more like a movie script than a novel and I can kind of see that, but I wonder how much of that is translation or just style differences. I certainly tore through it and plan to read the rest of them when they are available!

Laura317 That eye and little nose! 😻 6y
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RealLifeReading
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Steel cut oatmeal, Yorkshire Gold and an exciting crime novel set in China are hopefully gonna wake me up this morning. For some reason I woke up at 430 and couldn‘t go back to sleep!! I‘m definitely going to need lots of coffee

TheDaysGoBy Oh man! That‘s the worst when you wake up and can‘t fall back asleep. 6y
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Audrey
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A fun and gripping cat and mouse mystery set in Chengdu, China. Lots of twists and turns interspersed with flashbacks from many of the characters, including the vigilante killer. Looking forward to the next two installments.

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Herschelian
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Because I live in Beijing I read a lot of Chinese fiction (in translation). Death Notice by Zhou Haohui is a cracking read, specially if you enjoy crime fiction. A police procedural where an elite squad is trying to track down a serial killer in the city of Chengdu. I was hooked from the 1st page. The author is very popular here in China. Looking forward to more of his books being translated. Highly recommended!

Weaponxgirl This sounds great! 6y
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