Bill's 2018 Musical Advent Calendar
Day 17 - Banderas - She Sells
There is just something about this group. They were the back up singers to the Communards and then produced an album of their own. This isn't probably their most popular song but it's the one I most recently added to my USB... Enjoy and have a great Monday.....
I finished another of my final books this morning. A new series and very enjoyable.
Just Finished
1. Henry Chang - Chinatown Beat (Detective Jack Yu #1 / 2006).
"What a great introduction to the Detective Jack Yu mystery series, Chinatown Beat by Henry Chang is. Jack Yu is a detective in the 0-Five Chinatown precinct. He is adjusting to the death of his father, leaving Jack without any other family members.
The story develops very nicely, introducing us to the setting, Chinatown in New York, and to the main characters; Mona, mistress to a Chinatown gangster, 'Uncle Four', who desperately wants to escape; Johnny Wong, the limo driver who loves Mona; and others such as Lucky Tat, an old acquaintance of Jack Wu's who now leads the Ghost Legion, a gang of killers.
Jack Wu first gets involved in the rape of a young Chinese girl. Mona is sorting out a way to get away from Uncle Four, who is very abusive. Johnny Fong also has dreams of escaping his life and becoming successful.
The way I've described it, makes it seem a very simple story. But there is an intricate richness and many intriguing sub-plots that tie the various stories together. The story, itself, is very gritty at times and as it develops, builds up a great head of steam to the ultimate ending. I like Jack Yu very much and enjoyed how his character and relationships grew over the course of the story. It's such a unique world for me and made the story even more fascinating. Well - written, excellent first story. (4.5 stars)"
There you go. Two more books still in the process of being read...
a. L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
b. Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief.
Day 17 - Banderas - She Sells
There is just something about this group. They were the back up singers to the Communards and then produced an album of their own. This isn't probably their most popular song but it's the one I most recently added to my USB... Enjoy and have a great Monday.....
I finished another of my final books this morning. A new series and very enjoyable.
Just Finished
"What a great introduction to the Detective Jack Yu mystery series, Chinatown Beat by Henry Chang is. Jack Yu is a detective in the 0-Five Chinatown precinct. He is adjusting to the death of his father, leaving Jack without any other family members.
The story develops very nicely, introducing us to the setting, Chinatown in New York, and to the main characters; Mona, mistress to a Chinatown gangster, 'Uncle Four', who desperately wants to escape; Johnny Wong, the limo driver who loves Mona; and others such as Lucky Tat, an old acquaintance of Jack Wu's who now leads the Ghost Legion, a gang of killers.
Jack Wu first gets involved in the rape of a young Chinese girl. Mona is sorting out a way to get away from Uncle Four, who is very abusive. Johnny Fong also has dreams of escaping his life and becoming successful.
The way I've described it, makes it seem a very simple story. But there is an intricate richness and many intriguing sub-plots that tie the various stories together. The story, itself, is very gritty at times and as it develops, builds up a great head of steam to the ultimate ending. I like Jack Yu very much and enjoyed how his character and relationships grew over the course of the story. It's such a unique world for me and made the story even more fascinating. Well - written, excellent first story. (4.5 stars)"
There you go. Two more books still in the process of being read...
a. L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
b. Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief.
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