He jiahong is a professor of criminal law at renmin university in beijing, a well known professor but also an author of excellent detective novels. Ten years later, it seems the authorities may have convicted the wrong man. Hanging devils, he jiahong marilyn mai nov 18, 2012 10. Buy black holes translation by he, jiahong, jones, emily isbn. Hong jun investigates paperback january 22, 2014 by he jiahong author 4. Ditto for the translation of he jiahong s back from the dead, a landmark ruling of wrongful conviction in china, also from epenguin. I am not only a jurist but a novelist, so i often have novel ideas about law. Like grisham, he combines his legal expertise with his passion for writing into legal thrillers centered around lawyer hong jun. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jiahong he books online. He obtained his doctorate in judicial science from northwestern university in illinois and is a law professor at the peoples university in beijing. A decade old murder in the cold rust belt of northeast china rakes up old grievances from the days of the cultural revolution. The first book of the hong jun investigates series is hanging devils, followed by black holes. He jiahong books list of books by author he jiahong.
Hanging devils 2011, called black holes in some editions caused a stir. By the way, he jiahong is coming to the bookworm literary festival in march, so you will have a unique chance to meet the author and share all the ideas you have. He previously worked as deputy director of the department for antidereliction of duty and infringement on human rights. Buy hanging devils hong jun investigates by he, jiahong isbn. Its 1990s china and a new openness is bringing old crimes back into the light.
Interesting insight into an aspect of life in china. The focal point of the book is the brutal murder on the eve of pearl harbour of a japanese family. So once again we are introduced to idealistic criminal lawyer hong jun, whom we met in hes first novel, hanging devils. February calendar cat 2019 category challenge librarything. Hong jun investigates paperback may 1, 2016 by jiahong he author 4. He jiahong, a law professor at beijings renmin university of china. Professor he jiahong, who teaches criminal law and anticorruption. Read black holes by jiahong he available from rakuten kobo. With these lofty ideals, he takes on the job of overturning a verdict on a peculiar case, in which.
Download pdf back from the dead criminal justice and. This book offers the first theoretical approach to rules of evidence and the practice of judicial proof in china written in english by a chinese professor. As many race to cash in on chinas glittering future, he is forced to challenge those who put personal ambition above the rule of lawand those who will do anything to hide the sins of the past. Furthermore jiahong writes detective novels, centred around a character known as hong jun, a lawyer. Now, new works by beijingbased he jiahong hanging devils, mi lei profiler and zhi wen whose works are yet to make it into english are becoming known. He jiahong paper republic chinese literature in translation. Based on true events, hanging devils sees lawyer hong jun back in 1990s beijing. The first book, crime of blood, originally written in chinese has now been translated into french, italian and spanish. Newly returned from the us, lawyer hong jun has just set up. It is set on a state farm in a city in the northeast of china.
Black holes ebook by jiahong he 9780143800040 rakuten kobo. Known as the john grisham of china, he jiahong is a chinese law expert. The subtitle of this book is hong jun investigates, and its one of four in a series starring the same protagonist, a lawyer who has returned to beijing after. I have put hanging devils and black holes in my wishlist. Jiahong he in his dogged pursuit of a killer hong jun must walk the fine line between the ways of the east and the west.
He jiahongs crime novels, hopefully new titles chinese. What world cup position is this legal scholar playing. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jiahong he paperback december 23, 2015 set in the midnineties, hanging devils is a truetolife story of coldblooded murder and corruption from one of chinas foremost legal experts. Yet the amazon page for he jiahong s hanging devils, also from epenguin, does credit the translator, duncan hewitt. He also presents legal programs on chinese national television. When hong jun returns to china from studying and working as a lawyer. Note that names are given as they appear on book covers. A man has confessed, but no one is entirely sure that he is the one who did it. Hes returned from the us to a new china, and his case sends him to the mountains in the northeast of the country where a young woman was killed ten years earlier. Handsome, useducated, mainland lawyer hong jun made his debut in last years well received hanging devils, focusing on the reallife rape and. We kick off the series with reprints of three unique voices. Hanging devils penguin inspired by real events, hanging devils is a thriller about the struggle lawyer hong jun underwent in the first case he took after returning from the united states and opening a law office in beijing in the early 1990s.
Hanging devils is pretty much your standard private investigator murder mystery, except that its set in 1990s northern china. For japanese and most korean names this means surnames last. The mystery of the fire dragon nancy drew he jiahong. Hes first representative work, based on over three decades of studying and researching evidence law, it clarifies concepts relevant to evidence law, highlights the value of studying evidence law, reexamines the domain of. I lamented on this site some time ago about the seeming absence of genuine contemporary crime fiction set in china, written by someone living there. Bankerturnednovelist phillip kim, author of nothing gained to be released by penguin china in march, and he jiahong, the laweducated writer behind hanging devils, will be at this years bookworm literary festival. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. According to the back cover blurb, the author is one of chinas foremost authorities on.
He jiahongs hanging devils, a truetolife whodunit swirling with official misconduct and coldblooded murder. As well as publishing extensively on legal matters, he has written several bestselling crime novels, including a series of four books featuring. Methodology of judicial proof and presumption jiahong he. In 2012 the book was also translated into english, with the title hanging devils. Back from the dead by jiahong he a short essay about a man who was convicted for murdering his wife, who turned out to be alive. He has unknowingly just bought more shares in a stock that is crashing, and he cant pay. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
During this interview, he mentioned that the rights of blood crime had been bought by penguin as already four of his novels had been published in france by editions. Hanging devils is the first in a series of four novels by he jiahong. In 2008 he published a series of essays, an amnesty for corrupt officials, which stirred widespread debate. He jiahong discusses his latest book, hanging devils published by penguin china. Read on for a conversation between the authors on writing crime. See all books authored by he jiahong, including hanging devils, and black holes, and more on. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Hong jun is a private lawyer, educated in chicago and just returned to beijing to help build the rule of law in the new china of the 1990s. When hong jun returns to china from studying and working as a lawyer in the us. I had the chance to meet him in beijing in may 2008 and enjoyed his personality. Inspiration for the first in his series of five detective novels, hanging devils, came from his research into miscarriages of justice. Although he leaves a few controversial coalition stands unexplained especially its opposition to gay rights, reed presents the program of the socalled religious right cogently and winningly. He has written five crime thrillers including hanging devils, recently published in english by penguin. The killings have all the hallmarks of traditional japanese ritual deaths.
Crime fiction and film from china, crime fiction and film from india, crime fiction and film from japan, crime fiction. According to the shenzhen daily in april 2011, crime of. He jiahong is one of chinas leading experts on criminal evidence, evidential investigation and criminal procedure. Book club announcement after a successful first meeting of the beijing bookworm book club, we have chosen our next book, local author he jiahongs crime novel hanging devils. He jiahong, a legal scholar at renmin university of china in beijing is a member of the fifa world cup governing bodies. He is a successful writer of crime thrillers, the first of which, hanging devils, was recently translated into english and published by penguin, china. Black holes by he jiahong south china morning post.
Hanging devils he jiahong in conversation free legal expert and thriller writer he jiahong talks about his writing, miscarriages of justice, and writing what you know at the official launch event for the english edition of his novel hanging devils. In the finest tradition of international crime fiction, hanging devils is a gripping novel inspired by real events. Many are offering free delivery, phone orders and even virtual book clubs. That to me was the most interesting thing about the book.
Having lived in china for a while myself, i found the scenes in which lawyer hong is trying to negotiate his relationships with the public security bureau and. Hong jun, a recentlyreturned lawyer from the us, opens a practice in beijing intent on helping ordinary. Set in the midnineties, hanging devils is a truetolife story of coldblooded murder and corruption from one of chinas foremost legal experts. From the author of hanging devils, one of the guardians top ten asian crime novels, comes the longawaited followup.
Western crime writers have also turned their attention to china, such as catherine sampson, peter may, eliot paterson. Discover book depositorys huge selection of he jiahong books online. A former journalist fellow at the reuters institute, oxford university, he has also lectured on chinese media at new york university, shanghai, and published translations of contemporary chinese literature, including short stories by mo yan, and he jiahongs novel hanging devils penguin, 2012. He jiahong claims the investigation is based on a real life.
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