Death Money, Henry Chang
Death Money, Henry Chang
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Death Money

Author: Henry Chang

Narrator: Feodor Chin

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2014

Synopsis

His Fifth Precinct cases have taken him to West Coast Chinatowns and back, and along the way NYPD detective Jack Yu has processed a dozen dead bodies, been beaten by Triad thugs, been mauled by a pit bull, and been shot twice.He's also killed two men.He is en route to an appointment with the department shrink when an Asian body turns up in the Harlem River. Quickly assigned to the case, Jack finds a corpse with no identification and faces questions as to how—and why—the dead man wound up in the water. His investigation leads him on a journey into Chinatown's restaurants, strip clubs, and seedy gambling establishments.

About Henry Chang

Henry Chang was born and raised in New York’s Chinatown, where he still lives. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute and the City College of New York. He is the author of Chinatown Beat and Year of the Dog, part of the Detective Jack Yu series.

About Feodor Chin

Feodor Chin, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an actor classically trained at the American Conservatory Theater and UCLA. His acting career includes numerous credits in film, television, theater, and voice-over.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kade

Death Money was quite the unique read. This was my first Detective Jack Yu book. Detective Yu works out of Chinatown. I suppose one would label this as a pretty normal cop drama. The character development for Detective Jack Yu is great. We do get to know him quiite well in this book. We do learn a l......more

Goodreads review by GlenK

It's been a few years since Henry Chang has published a NYPD Detective Jack Yu procedural and this, the 4th, is a welcome return. Here, Yu is assigned (seemingly based on ethnicity alone) to investigate the death of an unidentified young Asian man found in the Harlem River. Just like a solo private......more

Goodreads review by Cyn

Marvelous series I do have to wish Mr. Chang would give a glossary of Chinese food names. My copy is littered with notes from Googling foodstuffs. Otherwise a very solid series and I look forward to further additions to Jack Yu's saga. (I've cooked Asian cuisines of various types for 40 years of so and......more

Goodreads review by Bob

This is the first book I've read in the Detective Jack Yu series. Yu operates pretty much on his own in Chinatown NYC with the assistance of at least one off-center local who seems to assist more out of friendship and the excitement of the chase than pay. This is a pretty straightforward cop drama t......more

Quotes

“Born and raised in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Chang puts his familiarity with the neighborhood to good use in his fourth novel featuring NYPD officer Jack Yu…While the investigation follows familiar lines, the depiction of a Chinatown that tourists don’t see (e.g., seedy strip clubs) sets this apart from other gritty police procedurals.” Publishers Weekly

“NYPD detective Jack Yu scours Chinatown to find out who killed a man whose body was found miles away…Jack’s odyssey is consistently fast-paced, edgy, and flavorful.” Kirkus Reviews

“The best Jack Yu mystery yet! Death Money is a lightning-speed sordid tale that travels through the dark alleys of bygone New York City Chinese restaurants. Chester Himes, the master of Harlem mysteries, would have been proud.” Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award–winning author of the Mas Arai mystery series

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