Author: William Marshall Year: 1975 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780445405486 0445405481 |
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The Hong Bay district of Hong Kong is a spectacularly seedy maze of cut-rate brothels, betting shops, and other less wholesome enterprises. Keeping the peace - sort of - are the cops of the Yellowthread Street Station. They're an intrepid (if foul-mouthed) bunch, but even their formidable skills are taxed by the Bay's latest series of mishaps, which begin with a fellow near the fishmarket chopping up his wife with an axe. Meanwhile, notorious madam Hot Time Alice Ping and her colleague Osaka the Disemboweler are plotting revenge on the Mongolian, a giggling, freelance extortionist with a knack for hacking off folks' fingers. It all winds up with a frenzied three-way battle against Hong Kong's neon backdrop. And then there's the tourist from New Jersey who seems to have misplaced his wife.... For a truly good detective story, the Yellowthread Street mysteries can't be beat - Chicago Herald The perfect choice for fans of Donald Westlake and Ross Thomas
This book is part of the "Yellowthread Street" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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