Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1944
Data di morte: 2003
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: Australia
Luogo di nascita: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Luogo di residenza: New York, New York, USA

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Yellowthread Street di William Leonard Marshall

This was a fun/quirky police procedural set in the backdrop of Hong Kong. The writing was fast paced and fun. I got a bit lost with all of the action, but enjoyed the book. I will look for more in this series as the publisher republishes them. Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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McBeezie | 6 altre recensioni | Jul 27, 2022 |

The Far Away Man (A Yellowthread Street Mystery… di William Marshall

suspense mystery set in Hong Kong, vacination certificates the only clue to a seires of murders

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ritaer | Mar 15, 2020 |

Yellowthread Street (Yellow Thread Street in Hk) di William Marshall

This novel is the first in a police procedural series set in colonial Hong Kong. It was published in the 70s but its pared-down style and dry humour make it feel very fresh. I loved the characters, the fast pace and the sense of chaos and energy, held together by skilful narration.
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I received a copy of Yellowthread Street from the publisher via Netgalley

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KateVane | 6 altre recensioni | Jul 9, 2018 |

Yellowthread Street (A Yellowthread Street Mystery) di William Marshall

"Yellowthread Street" is one of the older cop stories that Farrago press is reissuing. It is the first in a series of 16 books set in Hong Kong around 1975, well before the handover. The book reads more, though, like Keystone Cops or Laurel and Hardy and could really be any time after 1912.

There are 8 cops plus a cleaner on the night shift at the Yellowthread Street Police Station in the fictitious Hong Bay, a part of Hong Kong where outsiders should not wander. The neighborhood teems with brothels, strip joints, gold dealers, pawn shops, noodle shops, and criminals of all sorts.

Each of the 8 cops plus a cleaner has a story, an ambition, a hobby, a vice. They, and we, rush around crowded Hong Bay chasing their dreams plus the gangsters, drunks, and the occasional lost tourist.

If you are looking for a plot, go elsewhere. On Yellowthread Street what you find are gritty, funny, tangled stories of Hong Kong law enforcement.

I received a review copy of "Yellowthread Street" by William Marshall (Farrago) through NetGalley.com. It was originally published by William Marshall in 1975 and has been reissued in 1984 and 2005.… (altro)

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Dokfintong | 6 altre recensioni | Jun 18, 2018 |

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