Paper Butterfly - Diane Wei Liang Reviews
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Newest Review: ... and vivid. The story is split into two halves. The first half tells of Mei's introduction to the case, interspersed with ... more
... the story of Lin, who has just been released from labour camp after many years. This is a little confusing, because it is not initially clear whether Mei and Lin's stories are taking place simultaneously or not. However, it did serve to keep me interested, and anyway, the chapters are short, so it is not long before the second half of the book begins, which is the story of Mei's investigation proper. I think that the second half is stronger than the first - it runs much more smoothly because it is not skipping ...more
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Paper Butterfly - Diane Wei Liang: Death in Beijing (927 words)by - written on 22/08/08, updated on 23/08/08 (Very useful, 198 readings)
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Mei runs her own private investigation business, although she calls it an information consultancy because private investigation is illegal in China . When she is asked to find a missing girl, a popular singer called Kaili, she expects to find that the girl is just taking some time out. But Kaili is eventually found dead, apparently murdered, and Me i is asked warned off the case. Curious, Me i continues with the investigation, and finds a link with a student called Lin who was involved with the student uprising back in 1989. Can Mei find out what really happened to Kaili? And where is the mysterious Lin? Having spent many years of my life living in China , ... Read the complete review
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