Review: Riveting from the First Chapter
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
I have a love/hate relationship with books like this.  The kind where you know you should be in bed and you’re going to be tired tomorrow but you just can’t stop reading.  Once started, this one is almost impossible to put down…I was hooked by the first paragraph.The characters, especially that of Zhang, the main character are what kept me so engaged.  As is the case with all books, there can be a fascinating plot, but if it’s not driven by character it winds up becoming tedious. The story takes place in Singapore and the farther I read the more immersed I became in the culture of the Singaporean underworld where much of the story unfolds.This is a fast-paced, often surprising but never dull read.  Beware, though…once you start you’ll be reading for far longer than you intended to.