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Shanghai by Riichi Yokomitsu – a Japanese Novel of Interwar Shanghai

February 17, 2023 by Matthew Legare 4 Comments

Shanghai by Riichi YokomitsuShanghai between the world wars is a fascination of Westerns, the Chinese themselves, but also the Japanese. The zeitgeist of 1920s Shanghai is reflected in the appropriately named Shanghai by Riichi Yokomitsu.
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Tagged With: China, Japan, Japanese fiction, Shanghai

Assassin’s Hood Review & Garrett Hutson Interview

July 18, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai, 1935 – a Japanese sailor is gunned down in the busy streets, escalating tensions between China and Japan. Doug Bainbridge, an officer in the ONI – the USAssassin's Hood by Garrett Hutson Office of Naval Intelligence – is tasked to investigate. Joined by his friends, Doug is sucked into a whirlwind of intrigue, double-dealing, and espionage.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, historical fiction, mystery, Shanghai, Thrillers

City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

August 14, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

City of Shadows CoverIn 1928 Shanghai, a Chinese family named the Lees is brutally murdered while a disabled girl watches in horror, before falling victim herself. It’s up to Inspector Danilov and his sidekick Strachan to unravel this bizarre mystery. [Read more…] about City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

Tagged With: China, MJ Lee, noir, Pulp, Shanghai

Red Phoenix Review & Andrew Warren Interview

July 17, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Red Phoenix is the second in the Thomas Caine series by Andrew Warren, filled with international espionage, intrigue, and some stunning action sequences.Red Phoenix cover [Read more…] about Red Phoenix Review & Andrew Warren Interview

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City of Devils Review & Paul French Interview

June 19, 2020 by Matthew Legare 2 Comments

city of devils cover1930s Shanghai has long captivated people for its lurid underworld, usually presented in the form of the notorious Green Gang. However, there was a brief period in Old Shanghai where a new batch of gangsters rose to prominence, and their story is told in Paul French’s City of Devils.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, noir, Shanghai, World War II

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 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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The Murder Game Review & MJ Lee Interview

June 9, 2018 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Like Weimar Berlin, Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s has always held a unique appeal for me. It’s got everything:The Murder Game by MJ Lee bloodthirsty gangsters, seedy prostitutes, glamorous nightclubs, spies, political intrigue, and a cosmopolitan feel that makes Berlin look like Oklahoma.

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