
'Yellowthread Street' by William Marshall is a humorous and quirky police procedural set in Hong Kong before the communist takeover. The story follows the team of inspectors at Yellowthread Street as they navigate through various cases, including a missing American tourist, armed robberies, violent sailors on shore leave, and turf wars among gangs. The writing style is described as spare yet engaging, with a mixture of action, comic lines, and dark humor that keeps the readers hooked. The narrative is detailed, with an eclectic style that captures the unique setting of British Hong Kong.
Genres:
Tropes/Plot Devices:
Topics:
Notes:
Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include violence, gore, dark humor, and non-PC attitudes.
From The Publisher:
The Hong Bay district of Hong Kong is a spectacularly seedy maze of cut-rate brothels, betting shops, and other less wholesome enterprises. Keeping the peace - sort of - are the cops of the Yellowthread Street Station. They're an intrepid (if foul-mouthed) bunch, but even their formidable skills are taxed by the Bay's latest series of mishaps, which begin with a fellow near the fishmarket chopping up his wife with an axe. Meanwhile, notorious madam Hot Time Alice Ping and her colleague Osaka the Disemboweler are plotting revenge on the Mongolian, a giggling, freelance extortionist with a knack for hacking off folks' fingers. It all winds up with a frenzied three-way battle against Hong Kong's neon backdrop. And then there's the tourist from New Jersey who seems to have misplaced his wife.... For a truly good detective story, the Yellowthread Street mysteries can't be beat - Chicago Herald The perfect choice for fans of Donald Westlake and Ross Thomas
What can you read after
Yellowthread Street?
When you click the Amazon link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commision, at no cost to you.