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09/06/2018 12:01 AM

City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai by Paul French


The lure and consequences of corruption, so prominent in today’s headlines, become astonishingly similar in the confluence of cultures in 1930s Shanghai. Told in a fitting noir style, this story mesmerizes as these two men rose from nothing to the height of fame and corruption. Appalling and fascinating; a perfect true crime!

Jamie, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison