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Author Interviews

The Jade Dragon Review & Garrett Hutson Interview

September 14, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Jade Dragon by Garrett Hutson is a murder mystery set against the backdrop of 1930s Shanghai. Full of gangsters, intrigue, spies, and politics, we follow the journey of one American determined to solve the murder of his friend.The Jade Dragon Cover

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Death in Shanghai Review & MJ Lee Interview

August 22, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Death in Shanghai by MJ LeeShanghai 1928 – the body of blonde woman is found dead, washed up on the “Beach of Dead Babies.” The mutilated corpse is marked with the Chinese character for “justice.” It’s with this gruesome and foreboding atmosphere that Death in Shanghai by MJ Lee, and the Inspector Danilov series begins.

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Shanghai Story Review & Alexa Kang Interview

July 19, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai Story by the great Alexa Kang is a historical epic in the vein of such classics as The Shanghai Story CoverWinds of War and War and Remembrance. Whereas those books concentrated on the well-represented European Theater of World War II, Kang’s trilogy will focus on the lesser-known Sino-Japanese War.

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The Last Train Review & Michael Pronko Interview

June 12, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Last Train Michael PronkoIn modern-day Tokyo, an American businessman meets a grisly end underneath an oncoming subway train. But it was no accident. He was pushed, and furthermore, we know who did it. Michiko Suzuki, a seriously damaged young woman, is the murderer, but why did she do it? So begins The Last Train by Michael Pronko.

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A Rising Man Review & Abir Mukherjee Interview

May 11, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

A Rising Man Cover

Calcutta, 1919 – In the sweltering Indian heat, a British civil servant is found brutally murdered with a note shoved in his mouth. The note is a warning to the British – quit India or else. Thus begins A Rising Man, a historical murder mystery and the first in the Sam Wyndham series by Abir Mukherjee.

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Tokyo Kill Review & Barry Lancet Interview

April 23, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Tokyo Kill CoverFull of international intrigue, long-buried historical secrets, and criminal conspiracies, Tokyo Kill is a worthy follow up to Barry Lancet’s Japantown and Book 2 in the Jim Brodie series.

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Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong Review & F. Paul Wilson Interview

February 28, 2019 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong by F Paul Wilson Cover

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong. With a title as lurid as that, how can you not be interested?

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The Tommy Gun Dolls Review & Dan Cooney Interview

November 30, 2018 by arthur 1 Comment

As previously mentioned, I love San Francisco, noir, and the 1920s. Speakeasies, gangsters, and flappers – theseTommy Gun Dolls Volume 1 by Daniel Cooney Cover might be clichés of the era but they’re what I love best about it. Wherever they appear, I’ll spend my money. Artist and writer Dan Cooney must have read my mind and created the Tommy Gun Dolls, a new graphic novel trilogy.

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The Killing Time Review & MJ Lee Inteview

August 30, 2018 by arthur Leave a Comment

The Killing Time by MJ Lee cover1932 was an important year in Sino-Japanese relations. In March, the puppet state of Manchukuo was proclaimed, manufactured out of the conquered northeast region of Manchuria. It was also a momentous year for Shanghai when the city became a battleground. It’s on the verge of the undeclared war that we regroup with Inspector Danilov and Detective-Sergeant Strachan in The Killing Time, the fourth book in this series by MJ Lee.

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Midnight in Peking Review & Interview With Paul French

July 31, 2018 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

January 1937. On a bitterly cold night, the body of a young Englishwoman is found uMidnight in Peking Covernderneath the Fox Tower in eastern Peking. The murdered girl is Pamela Werner, the daughter of a retired British diplomat and her killer vanished into the darkness. Midnight in Peking by Paul French is the definitive account of this forgotten girl’s murder.

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