β Scribed by Henry Chang
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This debut mystery powerfully conveys the sights, sounds, and smells of Chinatown, as well as the attitudes of its inhabitants. Detective Jack Yu is assigned to his old neighborhood where he must confront a serial rapist and solve the murder of a respected community leader.
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