Bibliograph

Singapore Black

Type

Label

Singapore Black

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Singapore Black

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

862050365

Series statement

Detective Hawksworth Trilogy

Summary

Singapore/Malaya, 1892: When a dead American is found floating in Rochor Canal, Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth begins an investigation that quickly leads into a labyrinth of deceit and violence in the polyglot steam-cooker of turn-of-the-century Singapore. As Chinese gangs verge on open turf war and powerful commercial enterprises vie for control of the economy, a stolen statue that houses an ancient Hindu goddess becomes the object of a pursuit with a mounting body count, and its seems that everyone is suffering from maniacal erotic nightmares. Will Hawksworth be able to restore o

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; 1// Angsana Blooming; 2// J. Caramel, Dead American; 3// Sailor Town to Battery Road; 4// The Mother-Flower Kongsi; 5// Panglima Prang; 6// The Boustead Institute for Seamen; 7// Stone Water; 8// Welbore from the India Office; 9// Geylang Interlude; 10// Municipal Stews; 11// The Sport of Kings; 12// Tantric Night; 13// Evil Winds; 14// Changi Jetty; 15// Hungry Ghosts; Historical Note; More by William L. Gibson; About the Author; Copyright

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