This article examines how intertextual and intermedial approaches facilitate revisionary practices in the representation of Chinese people living in London. I argue that the protagonists in John Shen Yen Nee and S. J. Rozan's novel The Murder of Mr Ma (2024) grant the Chinese community a (semi-)representative voice that challenges earlier depictions of Chinese characters in literary fiction. My interest in the topic is inspired by how Chinese diaspora groups are represented in literature and what their treatment and experience may reflect of the cities in which they reside. I argue that the novel's representations of the Chinese community subvert offensive stereotypes by highlighting the reality and impact of structural racism.
