Second Sister

A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death. An evocative and zeitgeisty crime novel, from the acclaimed author of The Borrowed.

A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death.

Gossip. Rumour. Revenge.Wun Wah Tower. Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong.When Siu-Man jumped from her window on the twenty-second floor, everyone assumed it was suicide. But Sui-Man's sister, Nga-Yee, a quiet and unassuming librarian, is determined to prove it was murder. The police aren't interested in re-opening a solved case so she contacts a man known only as N. - a hacker, and an expert in cybersecurity and manipulating human behaviour.What follows is a cat-and-mouse game through the vibrant city of Hong Kong. The pair's investigation takes them from creepy commuter-train gropers to Siu-Man's gossipy friends to the dark corners of the city's digital underground - where online bullies, sexual predators and shady tech businesses stalk their prey...Reviews for Second Sister:'An elaborate plot' New York Times'Moves at a breathtaking pace and, with its bounty of high-tech hazard, excites like a vintage Tom Clancy novel' Wall Street Journal'An important, multidimensional and even educational read into the dangers of cyber bullying' The Straits Times'Sharp-witted and intense... Dangerous feuds, cybertheft, and a predator stalking Hong Kong' Booklist

Very readable. The slow release of revelations and developments sustains interest and builds to an unexpected conclusion

Vorwort
A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death. An evocative and zeitgeisty crime novel, from the acclaimed author of The Borrowed.

Autorentext
Chan Ho-Kei was raised in Hong Kong. He has won the Mystery Writers of Taiwan Award for his short stories, and In 2011 he won the Soji Shimada, the biggest mystery award in the Chinese world. He lives in Taiwan.

Klappentext

Gossip. Rumour. Revenge.
Wun Wah Tower. Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong.

When Siu-Man jumped from her window on the twenty-second floor, everyone assumed it was suicide. But Sui-Man's sister, Nga-Yee, a quiet and unassuming librarian, is determined to prove it was murder. The police aren't interested in re-opening a solved case so she contacts a man known only as N. - a hacker, and an expert in cybersecurity and manipulating human behaviour.

What follows is a cat-and-mouse game through the vibrant city of Hong Kong. The pair's investigation takes them from creepy commuter-train gropers to Siu-Man's gossipy friends to the dark corners of the city's digital underground - where online bullies, sexual predators and shady tech businesses stalk their prey...
Reviews for Second Sister:
'An elaborate plot' New York Times

'Moves at a breathtaking pace and, with its bounty of high-tech hazard, excites like a vintage Tom Clancy novel' Wall Street Journal

'An important, multidimensional and even educational read into the dangers of cyber bullying' The Straits Times

'Sharp-witted and intense... Dangerous feuds, cybertheft, and a predator stalking Hong Kong' Booklist

Zusammenfassung
A young woman in Hong Kong investigates her teenage sister's death.