Death Notice

Please note my review is based solely on a sample of these incredible novel.
This is a Chinese police crime thriller with a brilliant premise and an ingenious plot.
18 years before the main thrust of this story set in 2002. On 18th April 1984 a most unusual murderer literally announced themselves on the nation. Through two separate death notices they gave their intent to execute two police officers for crimes committed. 
The notices in an strange and somewhat crafted scripted were signed Eumenides. 
To prevent widespread fear and panic, plus to keep secret the lack of clues the police department had the cases were sealed. Fortunately no additional murders appeared to have been committed and no further publicity; although unsolved they were cold cases no-one was looking to re-open.
Fast forward to 2002 where a senior and respected police officer is stepping out in secret from behind his desk job taking photos of web users in Internet cafes. It appears Eumenides has returned in some form and some of the former task force are already involved. When this police officer is killed in a copy cat fashion to the first murder in 1984 the police hastily reform a task force but already appear to be playing catch-up and have doubts over who to trust.
The selection I read was without any prior knowledge and I found the opening confusing. Once the modern murder takes place all becomes clear and questions form over who Captain Pei is and what his original involvement in the case really amounted to then and now.
I am left annoying poised wanting to read more but no sample pages left. A must read and a guaranteed success.