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About the Author...
Charles Philipp Martin, author of two Inspector Lok novels, has been an orchestral bass player, jazz musician, broadcaster, and newspaper columnist in Hong Kong. His short stories have appeared in the anthologies Hong Kong Noir and The Killing Rain. Born in New York, he now lives in Seattle with his wife Catherine. |
About the Books...
The Inspector Lok Series Rented Grave (2024) News and Reviews “In noir, nothing goes according to plan. Charles Philip Martin’s Rented Grave, we have a crime, done in a different culture, against an alien political backdrop. Everything is different to western eyes, from corruption to police procedure, women, and justice. It is told in a crisp, vivid and relentless style that keeps the story moving forward and the mindset and values of a foreign city and its people at the fingertips, yet out of reach. Martin delivers noir in the darkest of shades.”—Gabriel Valjan, Agatha and Anthony nominated and Shamus Award winning author of the Shane Cleary series “The criminal back alleys of Charles Philipp Martin’s Hong Kong simmer with sumptuous corruption.”— Gerald Elias, author of the Daniel Jacobus mysteries "An as-authentic-as-you're-likely-to-get insider's view of Hong Kong police work…Martin pulls the reader through a twisty international thriller that ultimately satisfies while leaving us ready for the next installment. Exactly what you want in a thriller."— Bobby Mathews, Anthony-nominated author of Magic City Blues, Living the Gimmick, and Negative Tilt |
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