There are 3 books in the Inspector Lu Fei series. The newest book is The Magistrate which came out in 2023.

In Brian Klingborg's Thief of Souls, the brutal murder of a young woman in a rural village in Northern China sends shockwaves all the way to Beijing―but seemingly only Inspector Lu Fei, living in exile in the small town, is interested in justice for the victim.

Lu Fei is a…

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Wild Prey

Book cover of Wild Prey

"[A] taut thriller on a topical theme perfect for readers longing for an au courant successor to Eliot Pattison’s Inspector Shan Tao Yun mysteries" --Los Angeles Times

"The details are fascinating and the story fully engaging. Klingborg does an excellent job bringing to life many of the subtle details of…

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The Magistrate

Book cover of The Magistrate
In Northern China, a loosely organized group of high level civil servants has a grip on the extensive graft and corruption in the Nangang district. For years, the behind-the-scenes activities of this group, the so-called Nangang Benevolent Society, has been lucrative for its members, but they are now on the…