Hong Kong noir : fifteen true tales from the dark side of the city

"Now in the 14th year of its Noir series—which has collected original stories from Brooklyn to Istanbul to Lagos—Akashic has assembled a delightfully dark collection of fiction from Hong Kong, a city where talk is cheap and cash is still king." — Ritz-Carlton Magazine "Ng and Blumberg-Kason defy the fates by presenting a collection of 14 stores—by Chinese tradition, an ominous number—illustrating their city's dark side...Ng and Blumberg-Kason's Hong Kong is a city on the brink, haunted by its past but facing an uncertain future. Readers can feel lucky to have such a collection." — Kirkus Reviews "Hong Kong is a city of breathtaking highs and earth-shattering lows, luxury and poverty, excess and want, and this new collection of 14 tales from Hong Kong's best crime writers showcases the extremes of one of the world's capitals. From ghost stories, to historical thrills, to underworld brutality, Hong Kong... Fourteen of the citys finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir . Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir , fourteen of the citys finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair. Brand-new stories by: Jason Y. Ng, Xu Xi, Marshall Moore, Brittani Sonnenberg, Tiffany Hawk, James Tam, Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang, Christina Liang, Feng Chi-shun, Charles Philipp Martin, Shannon Young, Shen Jian, Carmen Suen, and Ysabelle Cheung. From the introduction by Jason Y. Ng & Susan Blumberg-Kason: What will Hong Kong look like in five years, ten years, or thirty yearswhen the one country, two systems promise expires? Its impossible to foresee. Hong Kongs future may not be within our control, but some things are. We can continue to write about our beloved city and work our hardest to preserve it in words. When we asked our contributors to write their noir stories, we didnt give them specific content guidelines other than to make sure their stories end on a dark note. What we received was a brilliant collection of ghost stories, murder mysteries, domestic dramas, cops-and-robbers tales, and historical thrillers that capture Hong Kong in all its dark glory. The result is every bit as eclectic, quirky, and delightful as the city they write about. "Showcases the extremes of one of the world's capitals. From ghost stories, to historical thrills, to underworld brutality ... endlessly fascinating."'CrimeReads Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, fourteen of the city's finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair. This anthology includes brand-new stories by Jason Y. Ng, Xu Xi, Marshall Moore, Brittani Sonnenberg, Tiffany Hawk, James Tam, Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang, Christina Liang, Feng Chi-shun, Charles Philipp Martin, Shannon Young, Shen Jian, Carmen Suen, and Ysabelle Cheung. "The history of Hong Kong, once a fishing village, encompasses piracy, the opium trade, prostitution, corruption, espionage and revolutionary plots; grist for the 14 dark tales in Hong Kong Noir."'BBC Culture "A delightfully dark collection of fiction from Hong Kong, a city where talk is cheap and cash is still king."'Ritz-Carlton Magazine "Ng and Blumberg-Kason defy the fates by presenting a collection of 14 stores'by Chinese tradition, an ominous number'illustrating their city's dark side ... Readers can feel lucky to have such a collection."'Kirkus Reviews "Hong Kong Noir digs below the financial center's gleaming surface to unearth stories of the city's ghosts and spirits."'South China Morning Post "Ng and Blumberg-Kason defy the fates by presenting a collection of 14 stories--by Chinese tradition, an ominous number--illustrating their city's dark side...Ng and Blumberg-Kason's Hong Kong is a city on the brink, haunted by its past but facing an uncertain future. Readers can feel lucky to have such a collection." -- Kirkus Reviews "Ng and Blumberg-Kason defy the fates by presenting a collection of 14 stores--by Chinese tradition, an ominous number--illustrating their city's dark side ... Ng and Blumberg-Kason's Hong Kong is a city on the brink, haunted by its past but facing an uncertain future. Readers can feel lucky to have such a collection."--Kirkus Reviews