A Detective Jack Yu Investigation: Chinatown Beat (Series #1) (Paperback)

from sleahey

Loosely constructed portrait of the underbelly of Chinatown, with glimpses into the lives of a Chinese-American detective, a Chinese godfather type, his mistress, his driver, and other crime operators.

from TadAD

I guess I'd sum this up by saying that it shows promise but didn't quite hit the mark for me. The setting is great: Chinatown is alive and vibrant, seedy and jaded (no pun intended). However, the plot was a bit uneven but lacking in drive. The main character is reasonably well drawn but I never g...

from amf0001

I wanted to like this more than I did. I written that a lot lately... This was a free kindle download of a debut novel and the author's inexperience shows, with uneven pacing and plotting. It's certainly evocative, you get a sense of the emptiness and loneliness of these men's lives, either tryin...

from quiBee

Jack Yu, a cop from a Chinese background, has returned to police his old neighbourhood in New York's Chinatown. We follow two other characters as well, both with dreams of escaping--a limo driver and a rich Tong leader's mistress.Prejudice and racism and American society are dealt with, as well a...