Synopses & Reviews
"A vivid, street-level portrait."—
The New York Times "An Asian-flavored The Wire. . . . A richly atmospheric panorama of New York's immigrant demimonde."—Entertainment Weekly
"Utterly riveting."—Slate.com
Wherever Chinatowns are located geographically, they form one community; fire a gun in New York and its echo is heard in Hong Kong. In his second outing, NYPD Detective Jack Yu confronts triad bosses, Chinatown turf wars, and international fraud.
Henry Chang was born and raised in New York City’s Chinatown, where he now lives. He is the author of Chinatown Beat, the first mystery in the Detective Jack Yu series.
Synopsis
A rollercoaster ride with NYPD Detective Jack Yu, illuminating the underground world of Chinatown gambling, smuggling, and protection
Jack Yu is one of the few ethnically Chinese officers in the NYPD. Now Jack has been promoted out of the Chinatown Precinct. With multiple murders occurring within days of his transfer, the Ninth Precinct isn't less violent, per se, but at least Jack doesn't know most of the perps. When a bloody shootout goes down in Chinatown though, the upper echelons of the NYPD reach out to him for help squelching the escalating gang violence, and Jack learns he cannot get away from Chinatown's criminals--his old friends--for long.
Synopsis
NYPD Detective Jack Yu can't escape his Chinatown roots; he knows where the bodies are buried.
About the Author
Henry Chang was born and raised in New York's Chinatown, where he still lives. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute and CCNY. He is the author of Chinatown Beat and Death Money, also in the Detective Jack Yu series.