Tells the tale of Adam's odyssey into a nightmare of corruption and violence, where it is his forlorn hope that he is helping his autistic son Justin.
While the style is smooth and polished, the plot is rough, ambiguous and unfinished, or so it seems. Not to be recommended for amateurs of mystery and suspense —well, not quite true, I am an amateur of mystery and suspense— let's just say it isn't at all what you'd expect from the blurb.This a c...
It is awkward to sit like this, pressed against a past I am afraid will swamp me. I smile, and with some dumb-show to acknowledge my awkwardness, I open the window and lean out to watch the fields skid by. The road, fag-end of the famous north coast highway, tails off near here. Clogged with cara...
Pang wandered off. Jimmy Yau watched him go, and smiled. 'So how come you know Frank?' I said. 'Just business.' 'So - ' 'I'm in import,' he said. 'For?' 'Have you been out to Lantau?' 'Not yet,' I said. 'We specialise in land reclamation. Pumping equipment and pipework.' 'Uh-huh.' I wondered what...