Second Sister - Gossip. Rumour. Revenge.
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| Verlag | Head of Zeus |
| Auflage | 2020 |
| Seiten | 512 |
| Format | 13,1 x 3,2 x 19,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1788547136 |
| EAN | 9781788547130 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78854713UM |
A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death. An evocative and zeitgeisty crime novel, from the acclaimed author of The Borrowed.
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A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death.
Wun Wah Tower. Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong.
When Siu-Man jumped from her window on the twenty-second floor, everyone assumed it was suicide. But Sui-Man's sister, Nga-Yee, a quiet and unassuming librarian, is determined to prove it was murder. The police aren't interested in re-opening a solved case so she contacts a man known only as N. - a hacker, and an expert in cybersecurity and manipulating human behaviour.
What follows is a cat-and-mouse game through the vibrant city of Hong Kong. The pair's investigation takes them from creepy commuter-train gropers to Siu-Man's gossipy friends to the dark corners of the city's digital underground - where online bullies, sexual predators and shady tech businesses stalk their prey...
Rezension:
Sharp-witted... Intense... Unveils a dangerous swirl of petty feuds, cybertheft, and the existence of a predator stalking Hong Kong' Booklist
