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Hangman's Point Book
If Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin ever got as far as Hong Kong in 1857 on their world travels, the aged sea dogs would feel right at home in China expert Dean Barrett's totally convincing novel of high adventure. Like O'Brian, Barrett mixes in just the right amount of arcane details on everything from ship handling to social customs, creating an accessible world despite the distances of time and miles. Andrew Adams, who centers the story, is an interesting rogue with a social conscience. He's an American seaman, smuggler, and gambler who has settled down to running a buzzing bar called the Bee Hive Tavern in the Chinese section of Hong Kong--a long way in every respect from "the Peak," where the wealthy and powerful Europeans who control the island's destiny live. These … read more...
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