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Ripples in the Lake
回响 · Huixiang
Dong Xi (东西, born 1966)
Translated by James Trapp
English editions
In EnglishRipples in the Lake
Sinoist Books · United Kingdom · 31 January 2026 · Paperback · 384 pages
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A murder case consumes the policewoman Ran Dongdong, and while she hunts for the truth she discovers that her husband has secretly booked hotel rooms. Now she has two cases to crack at once, the killing and her own marriage. As the investigation and the inquiry into her husband run side by side, each contest of minds echoing the other, the identities, characters and hidden selves of the people around her come to light.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Crime, Love (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- China
- First published
- 2021 by People's Literature Publishing House
- Author's age
- 55 when first published
- ISBN
9787020160044 (original)
9781838905682 (Sinoist Books, United Kingdom)