As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” May 1, 1934.
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"Don’t turn the pages too fast. Brackmann’s evocation of China, funny, frustrating, frightening, sometimes tender, and always real, is worth savoring." – Nicole Mones
Ellie McEnroe is an Iraq War vet living in Beijing, where she represents the...
A fifties murders mystery set in Malaya from author of the 'Crowner John' books.
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