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28. A Death in China by Carl Hiassen and Bill Montelbano

Sun Feb 10, 2019, 04:40 PM

Feb 2019

I am a big Carl Hiassen Fan andthought I had read them all. I love his humor, and having spent my childhood in Florida they were kind of reminiscent for me. I just came across a book this one where Mr Hiassen collaborated with Mr Montelbano. So I got it.

Wow, it is nothing, of Mr. Hiassen’s famous style. Yet it is very good. I also like to read detective/police/crime books especially in other locations than the US (Nordics/Venice/ Barcelona/ Rome/Shanghai). This is, so far a straight up mystery taking place in Beijing and Xian and I am really enjoying it. I lived in Shanghai for a few years and travelled to both Beijing and Xian. But again, there isn’t a trace of Hiassen in it!

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