City of devilsPaul French
1930s Shanghai could give Chicago a run for its money. In the years before the Japanese invaded, the city was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, fortunes made - and lost. 'Lucky' Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws. An ex-Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison in the States, spotted a craze for gambling and rose to become the Slot King of Shanghai. Ruler of the clubs in that day was 'Dapper' Joe Farren - a Jewish boy who fled Vienna's ghetto with a dream of dance halls. His…
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Social life and customsHistoryCriminalsSocial conditionsImmigrantsCrimeOrganized crimeCrime, china
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8 in Spinefolk| Format | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Picador | 2019 | 9781250170590 |
| Audiobook | Macmillan Audio | 2018 | 9781250205049 |
| Edition | Penguin Random House | 2018 | 9780143790570 |
| Edition | Picador | 2018 | 9781250170583 |
| Edition | Penguin Group (China) | 2018 | 9780670077281 |
| Audiobook | Macmillan Audio | 2018 | 9781427298461 |
| Edition | Picador | 2018 | 9781250170606 |
| Edition | riverrun | 2018 | 9781787470330 |
Social life and customsHistoryCriminalsSocial conditionsImmigrantsCrimeOrganized crimeCrime, chinaChina, history, 20th centuryShanghai (china)Criminals, biographyNew York Times reviewed
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