{"product_id":"gangsters-of-shanghai-9780987451729","title":"Gangsters of Shanghai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and thrilling police noir historical adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning Shanghai Into \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e Effortlessly..... Takes the reader on a \u003ci\u003enoir-style\u003c\/i\u003e adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's 1927, the son of a rural Irish cop, Michael Gallagher joins the Shanghai Municipal Police to escape an Ireland crippled by its recent bitter independence fight, and to trace the aristocratic woman whose memory still haunts him\u003c\/b\u003e. They would venture together to China, Fiona once promised. Then the IRA torched her family estate. Everybody believes she died there. Everybody but Mike Gallagher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShanghai. Pearl of the East or Whore of the Orient? Depends on who you ask. It's a cesspool of poverty, thronged with refugees, gripped by civil war. But for some it's still a fever dream: jazz clubs and opium dens, celebrities and spies, easy money and easier women. Gallagher encounters the city's biggest philanthropist, a man called Big Ears Lu - who is also its creepiest racketeer. He falls for the beautiful courtesan Miriam Tsai. But does his collusion with Lu keep her trapped in the House of Multiple Joys? Shanghai in 1927 is a city where after dark anything seems possible. A city where anyone can be crushed, and anyone corrupted. Even an innocent Irish cop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the wreckage of guerrilla war in Ireland to the dawn of world war in Asia, the international mystery thriller Gangsters of Shanghai seethes with 20th Century turbulence and temptation. Can Mike Gallagher escape the imploding city with his life, his self-respect - and the answer to Fiona's fate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author Of Gangsters Of Shanghai.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry O'Sullivan was born in Limerick, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e, where he indulged his taste for historical fiction and intelligent action thrillers. A graduate of the University of Limerick, he moved to Australia and worked in the international education sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry was inspired to write this action mystery by his granduncle, a Detective Inspector in the Shanghai Municipal Police during the 1920's\u003c\/b\u003e. Spellbound by old photographs and family lore, Gerry resolved to write an action adventure thriller with the accuracy of historical fiction. Gerry travelled to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Brandeis University, Boston where the top-secret files of the Shanghai Municipal Police Special Branch are kept on microfilm (they were smuggled out of Shanghai by the CIA in 1949).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerry then moved to Singapore to immerse himself in the atmosphere of a fast paced English-speaking Asian city, as Shanghai was in the 1920's and 1930's. To achieve the pulse-quickening features of an action mystery with the demandingly accurate details of historical fiction, Gerry blended his granduncle's stories about his Shanghai police work, years of scholarly research, and his own experiences of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll to the top of the page and click the 'Buy now' button!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerry O'Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosetta No. 3 A\/C Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987451729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerry O'Sullivan was born in Limerick, Ireland, where he indulged his taste for historical fiction, intelligent action thrillers and adventure books. A graduate of the University of Limerick, he moved to Australia and worked in the international education sector. Gerry was inspired to write this action mystery by his granduncle, a Detective Inspector in the Shanghai Municipal Police during the 1920's. Spellbound by old photographs and family lore, Gerry resolved to write an action adventure thriller with the accuracy of historical fiction. Gerry travelled to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Brandeis University, Boston where the top-secret files of the Shanghai Municipal Police Special Branch are kept on microfilm (they were smuggled out of Shanghai by the CIA in 1949). Gerry then moved to Singapore to immerse himself in the atmosphere of a fast paced English-speaking Asian city, as Shanghai was in the 1920's and 1930's. To achieve the pulse-quickening features of an action mystery with the demandingly accurate details of historical fiction, Gerry blended his granduncle's stories about his Shanghai police work, years of scholarly research, and his own experiences of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosetta No. 3 A\/C Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40500659486835,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4d25106b-cefd-4765-beb0-7ece9cc653f9.jpg?v=1665234514","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gangsters-of-shanghai-9780987451729","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}