Singapore Red by William Gibson
Singapore/Malaya, 1890s: A cholera epidemic breaks out in Singapore's congested Chinatown, and Detective Inspector Hawksworth finds himself embroiled in a case that threatens to spill over into regional warfare. While the immigrant population threatens to riot, someone is smuggling powerful new American weapons into the British colony, and rumors of Chinese undead wandering the night-time streets put even the powerful Chinese clans on edge. Explore the dark underbelly of 19th-century Singapore and Malaya in this hard-boiled historical thriller trilogy, comprising Singapore Black, Singapore Yellow and Singapore Red.William L. Gibson is a full-time writer and editor of both academic and fiction books, based in Southeast Asia. His recent academic appointments have included lecturing in writing and media at Sampoerna University and SAE Institute in Jakarta. He is former Head of the Department of Digital Journalism at SAE Institute, Singapore, and former Assistant Professor at Singapore's National Institute of Education.
His non-fiction publications include Art and Money in the Writing of Tobias Smollett (2007); In the Land of Pagodas, A. Raquez (translation with Paul Bruthiaux; 2017); and Laotian Pages, A. Raquez (translation with Paul Bruthiaux; 2018). His Singapore Trilogy of hard-boiled crime novels set in 1890s Malaya and Singapore is published by Monsoon Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789814423670 |
| ISBN 10 | 981442367X |
| Title | Singapore Red |
| Author | William Gibson |
| Series | Detective Hawksworth Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Monsoon Books |
| Year published | 2017-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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