A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death.
Chan Ho-kei Libros
Chan Ho-Kei es un maestro de la ficción criminal contemporánea, cuya obra profundiza en complejas cuestiones de identidad y moralidad. Ambientando sus narrativas en el vibrante telón de fondo de Hong Kong, emplea tramas intrincadas que mantienen a los lectores adivinando. Su escritura se distingue por una construcción meticulosa y una profunda visión de la psicología humana, lo que lo convierte en un autor esencial para los aficionados a los misterios inteligentes.
The Borrowed
- 496 páginas
- 18 horas de lectura
Divided into six sections told in reverse chronological order--each of which covers an important case in Kwan's career and takes place at a pivotal moment in Hong Kong history--The Borrowed follows Kwan from his experiences during the Leftist riot in 1967, when a bombing plot threatens many lives; the conflict between the Hong Kong police and Independent Commission against Corruption in 1977; and the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989 to the Handover in 1997 and the present day of 2013, when Kwan is called on to solve his final case, the murder of a local billionaire