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Loading... Singapore Yellow (Detective Hawksworth Trilogy)by William L. Gibson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a detective story from late 19th century Singapore and Malacca. It deals with a detective investigating the disappearance of native kids from the jungles around Malacca and the murder of the local Resident. Although it is an interesting piece of historical fiction, perfect for somebody who has recently travelled to the area, it is not a particularly exciting detective story. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Singapore/Malaya, 1892: Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth, orphaned, middle-aged and gimlet-eyed, travels to Malacca to meet a mysterious woman who claims his mother is alive, only to find a British Resident has been brutally murdered and a Singapore police expedition has vanished in the jungle. Children are being snatched from villages, sinister commercial syndicates are fighting over virgin resources, and a seductive vampiric pontianak is on the loose. When native kids start turning up butchered in Singapore, Hawksworth finds himself increasingly isolated as the evidence points to the involvement of the colonial elite. Bringing justice to the powerful perpetrators while saving his own skin and uncovering the secrets of his dark past pushes the detective past the brink in this thrilling sequel to Singapore Black. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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