"Shanghai Syndrome" is a brilliant debut in the detective genre of a famous Chinese writer. On the outskirts of Shanghai, the corpse of a naked young girl is found in a plastic bag. The place where the murdered woman was found is abandoned and difficult to access. There is no evidence. The crime is one of those that is called unsolved. But Inspector Chen is not disheartened. One thing is bad - the all-powerful Ministry of Public Security is putting pressure on Chen, interfering with the investigation, since the victim is a well-known labor striker throughout the country. And yet, a determined inspector gets on the trail of the killer... In 2001. Shanghai Syndrome won an Anthony Award and was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Crime Novel.