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Even with the end of British colonial rule, Hong Kong's Yellowthread Street precinct finds itself overwhelmed with criminal activity, from an ancient mummy's curse to the shotgun murder of an unfortunate janitor, while preparing for the arrival of the new Chinese boss
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In his new novel, Marshall ponders the end of an era - as Hong Kong sheds its Western mask and enters China forever.After them: the deluge. Detective Senior Inspector Christopher O'Yee, sitting at his desk in Yellowthread Street Station, knows it: now O'Yee is waiting for the barbaric representative of a barbaric Communist nation to make his barbaric appearance in his office. Harry Feiffer knows it, staring down at the decapitated corpse of the big, good-humored Australian-born detective who had been his friend. And Detectives Spencer and Auden know it, as they investigate a threat to the existence of the universe - and find, deep within the abandoned castle of the Geomancers' Union, the passageway to hell itself.To The End is a tale of politics, history, and corruption as well as a shocking murder case. It captures a moment in time when men and women lose their familiar world and discover the mystery they had taken for granted.
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