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When a floater that surfaces in the Harlem River turns out to be Chinese, Yu leaves his downtown precinct to investigate. Yu knocks on the usual doors, and the trail leads to the Gee family, noodle manufacturers who on the surface look like the ideal immigrant success story.�
When the body of an unidentified Asian man is found in the Harlem River, NYPD Detective Jack Yu is pulled in to investigate. The murder takes Jack from the benevolent associations of Chinatown to the take-out restaurants, strip clubs, and underground gambling establishments of the Bronx, to a wealthy, exclusive New Jersey borough. It's a world of secrets and unclear allegiances, of Chinatown street gangs and major Triad players. With the help of an elderly fortune teller and an old friend, the unpredictable Billy Bow, Jack races to solve his most difficult case yet.
- Sales Rank: #1104218 in Books
- Published on: 2014-04-15
- Released on: 2014-04-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x .80" w x 5.20" l, .65 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
From Booklist
When an Asian body is found in the Harlem River, the NYPD calls Detective Jack Yu. Recently returned from the West Coast, where he killed two men and was shot himself, Yu needs to talk to a department shrink. But before he can, he’s working on the homicide of the unidentified young Chinese man pulled from the water with only scraps of paper to offer leads. Yu’s neighborhood friend, Billy Bow, the unofficial eyes and ears of Chinatown, who runs Tofu King, and old Chinese wisewoman Ah Por provide help, but it’s Yu’s persistence that eventually pays off. When Yu traces the murder of the victim, identified as restaurant deliveryman Yao Sing Chang, back to a powerful person in Chinatown, the connection puts Yu himself in danger. Chang’s fourth in the Jack Yu series (after Red Jade, 2010) continues a pattern of sensitive exploration of the Chinese American community, from its rival gangs to its generational differences. Another brisk police procedural with a protagonist who manages to bridge two cultures. --Michele Leber
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Praise for Death Money
"Exciting and absorbing... Destiny could find no better assistant than the decent, determined Det. Jack Yu."
—The Wall Street Journal
"In his dogged insistence on providing the Chinese word for the Chinese thing, Henry Chang may very well be insisting on the complex reality that lies behind the often tacky face that Chinatown shows to the North American eye."
—Reviewing the Evidence
"An exotic background, plus a solid police procedural story, make this a good read."�
—Deadly Pleasures
"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 Murder on Bamboo Lane and the Mas Arai mystery series
"Lydia Chin fans: If you don't know the Chinatown of Henry Chang's Jack Yu, I think you want to. If you do, I know you want this book! "
—S.J. Rozan, author of the Lydia Chin series
“Think you know New York? Then let Henry Chang show you around. This is tough crime fiction that reaches into the darkest corners of Chinatown and beyond, written with a deep understanding of the world through which Detective Jack Yu moves, and a soulful compassion for those who inhabit it. Every word has the ring of truth about it.”
—Stuart Neville, author of The Final Silence
"Chang's writing is clear and fluid, without padding or melodramatics... Jack's saga is compelling and non-formulaic crime fiction, but also a glimpse into the closed world of an Asian diaspora."
—International Noir Fiction
"Chang writes in a strong, tight style and shares an insider's look at Chinese-American culture."
—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
“What raises the book to a level far beyond an above-average mystery is Chang’s intricate and intimate knowledge of the geography and culture of New York’s Chinatown, from the alleys that the tourists rarely visit and never notice to the transactional interplay that takes place in plain view yet is unobserved by all but the area’s inhabitants… One of the most compelling and riveting novels you will read this year.”
—Bookreporter
"Fast-paced, edgy and flavorful."
—Kirkus Reviews
"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
"[A] sensitive exploration of the Chinese American community, from its rival gangs to its generational�differences. Another brisk police procedural with a protagonist who manages to bridge two cultures."
—Booklist
"Takes the reader on a tour through the Chinese communities in New York’s five boroughs that is frightening, fascinating and not a little enlightening."
—The Toronto Star
"Fast action in a singular arena."
—Crime Review (UK)
Praise for Henry Chang
"For readers who relish noir suspense, it doesn't get any better than this stunning novel."
—Boston Globe
"[Chang] paints, in miniature, a harsh world of neon and shadows but doesn't slight the Big Questions.... [He takes] genre fiction to a deeper level, focusing on the mysteries of the human mind that a murder brings to light in those with some connection to the deceased. Mysteries, quirks, that might otherwise lie buried, but that subtly define who we are."
—Ron Rosenbaum, Slate
"An action-packed plot and a carefully detailed mystery make this a feast for readers who crave insight into the cultural melting pot that is the United States."
—Library Journal, Starred Review
"Chang captures the sights, sounds and smells of the various Chinatowns, showing the common threads and uniqueness of each as well as their histories ... A gripping police procedural full of surprising twists."
—Kansas City Star
"Chinatown is the hero here. Better say antihero, because while the picture is vivid and often compelling, it's anything but pretty."
—Kirkus Reviews
"This is a dense, moody, and intelligent glimpse at Chinese life in New York as seen through the world-weary eyes of a young man with a foot firmly planted in two cultures."
—Booklist
About the Author
Henry Chang was born and raised in New York's Chinatown, where he still lives. He is a graduate of CCNY. He is the author of Chinatown Beat, Year of the Dog, and Red Jade, also in the Detective Jack Yu series.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
The mystery and Chang's intimate knowledge of New York make DEATH NOTE a compelling and riveting novel.
By Bookreporter
I strongly suggest that you start reading Henry Chang’s Jack Yu mysteries. There are four of them, of which DEATH MONEY is the latest. They are not long, dense, complex, or any of the other things that might keep you from becoming engrossed in yet another new series; they are simply very, very good. Yu serves as a homicide detective and cultural tour guide, adroitly working both roles with a natural nonchalance that, in turn, causes the narrative to flow quickly. He can take you places where you never have been before without your having to leave the comfort of your reading space.
While Chang has not been hesitant to move Yu out of the familiar (to him) confines of his native New York, almost all of DEATH MONEY, with the exception of a brief foray into New Jersey, takes place in Chinatown. Yu is brought in to investigate when an Asian man is found dead in New York Harbor. At first, the death appears to be a possible suicide until an autopsy reveals that the victim was murdered. Forensics tells Yu a bit about the killer, but there still isn’t much of a trail for him to follow. The man has no identification, and there is little else in the way of clues to pursue --- aside from a cryptic list of telephone numbers that, in turn, belong to various Chinese carry-out restaurants, including one owned by Yu’s friend, Billy Bow, who is every guy’s dream wing man (if every guy has a death wish). Still, Bow’s network proves invaluable to Yu, whose status as a policeman often results in doors being closed that otherwise would be open to him.
Making do with what he has, Yu follows an extremely tenuous trail that takes him from Chinatown’s hidden gambling dens to the unspeakable poverty of Asian immigrants who are exploited by the very people who were supposed to be their salvation. But when Yu’s investigation leads him to a confrontation with one of Chinatown’s most powerful leaders, Yu is none-too-gently warned off the case by forces within the NYPD. Therefore, Yu must decide if he will continue to seek justice for an almost anonymous victim, a move that may cost him his career...or worse.
There is a mystery at the heart of DEATH MONEY, one that is intertwined in the “who” of the victim and “why” of the murder. The answers to those questions, and Yu’s pursuit of them, would be enough to make the story worth reading. However, what raises the book to a level far beyond an above-average mystery is Chang’s intricate and intimate knowledge of the geography and culture of New York’s Chinatown, from the alleys that the tourists rarely visit and never notice to the transactional interplay that takes place in plain view yet is unobserved by all but the area’s inhabitants. The combination of these factors makes DEATH MONEY one of the most compelling and riveting novels you will read this year.
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Write s'mor HenryChang !!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Jeanne D. Johnson
I have read all of his 4 books and all of them are soooo worth one's time !!!! It not only is a good detective story, but delves into the culture of old Chinatown in N.Y. . Definitely a book to read.......I just hope HenryChang is aware that he writes an awesome book and I am waiting for the next one... Thank you Mr.Chang for your writings.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Dogged Determination
By Ted Feit
Detective Jack Wu once again is tapped to solve a case because he is of Chinese descent. When the body of an Asian man is seen embedded in the debris and ice of the Harlem River, he is called from his Chinatown precinct to take control of the case, which turns out to be one of murder.
The only problem is that the victim has no identification, and there isn’t a clue to be found. So Wu follows the Chinese community through the city, north to The Bronx and its restaurants, gambling and sex dens, and south to Chinatown and its own fleshpots and gaming spots. And along the way, he learns a variety of secrets attempting to give justice to a man who was all but invisible.
This fourth novel in the series, as were its predecessors, is economically written, with especially short sentences, and a smattering of Chinese words and phrases to provide authenticity. This police procedural moves in logical progression across New York City, looking deeply at the Chinese culture and environment of New York’s Lower East Side. Wu is an unusual investigator, applying the usual methodology of police investigation with the occult, an old woman who touches object obtained during the investigation and supplying him with clues. Maybe other protagonists should consider Ouija boards.
A very enjoyable read, and recommended.
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