Title: Eating smoke
Description: "Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find fortune in Hong Kong, but following a bizarre series of jobs ended up homeless and addicted to crystal methamphetamine.He began working for the 14K, one of Hong Kong’s notorious crime syndicates, as a nightclub doorman in the Wan Chai red-light district. Dealing with psychosis, conspiracy and the ‘foreign triad’ — a secretive expat clique that works hand-in-hand with the Chinese mafia — he had to survive in the world’s most unforgiving city, addicted to the world’s most dangerous drug . . ."

". . . exemplary pacing, completely engaging tone, wealth of winning detail. Thrall uses such verve, enthusiasm and faultless comic timing that it is hard not to be swept along." -- ***South China Morning Post***
Subjects: Drug addicts, Ice (Drug), Triads (Gangs), Biography, chris thrall, eating smoke, hong kong, expat, royal marines, bestseller, Hong kong (china), biography, Triads (gangs)
Places: China, Hong Kong
People: Chris Thrall, Brandon Block, Bruce Lee
Time periods: 1997