The best crime novels in Asia

A Listmania! list by Paul French
 
The Master Of Rain
1.  The Master Of Rain by Tom Bradby
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  "murder & corruption in pre-revolution Shanghai"
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Death of a Blue Lantern (A&B Crime)
2.  Death of a Blue Lantern (A&B Crime) by Christopher West
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  "Beijing cop tracks down latter day triads"
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The Red Pavilion: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
3.  The Red Pavilion: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series) by Robert Van Gulik
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  "Check out all the Tang dynasty Judge Dee novels"
£8.00   Used & New from: £1.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Noble House (The Asian saga)
4.  Noble House (The Asian saga) by James Clavell
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  "Shady business & hidden family secrets in 1960s Hong Kong"
£4.72   Used & New from: £0.01
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The Honourable Schoolboy
5.  The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carre
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  "Le Carre at his best in Cold War Hong Kong"
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The Quiet American (Vintage classics)
6.  The Quiet American (Vintage classics) by Graham Greene
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  "subterfuge & betrayal in Vietnam"
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The Death of a Red Heroine
7.  The Death of a Red Heroine by Hsiao-Lung Chiu
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  "politics & murder in Communist Shanghai"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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The Flower Master: A Novel of Suspence
8.  The Flower Master: A Novel of Suspence by Sujata Massey
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  "Massey's Tokyo-based Rei Shimura novels are a good read"
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Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho crime)
9.  Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Soho crime) by Seicho Matsumoto
The list author says:
  "Classic 1960s Japanese crime stories"
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.50
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Skull Mantra
10.  The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison
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  "Pattison's Tibet-based novels feature Beijing's inspector Shan & Tibet mysticism"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 26/01/2003
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