When Rita Irvin, the young wife of a prospective Lord Mayor of London, vanishes after visiting Kazmah the dream-reader, Detective Inspector Red Kerry begins to unpick a cocaine and opium syndicate that supplies the fashionable West End. The trail leads east to Limehouse, a chandu party and the formidable Mrs. Sin.
A vivid period thriller about London’s drug panic; its portrayal of Chinese characters carries the prejudices of 1919. Download the free EPUB.