The Handover Murders, Damon RoseThe main events of "The Handover Murders" are set against the volatile political situation in 1997 Hong Kong, immediately before, the same day as and shortly after the handover of sovereignty of the British colony to the Peoples' Republic of China. Intertwined with this, a story from the past unrolls against a changing the Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong during WWII, the influx of refugees from mainland China, and 1960s and 1970s

under siege from technology

The magic is in how it unfolds

because the kind of advertising that best serves the client doesn't necessarily win awards

The incident was inexplicable

struggling musicians

The Paramour

in person she has wicked sense of humor

What he doesn't expect is that the circuitous journey he takes while learning these skills will be even more satisfying than any knowledge he gains

only to wake up some time later in the local hospital

clutching in his hand a tattered photograph

it will also have a readership that extends well beyond politics

a clavichordist whose dreams of art flounder under the obligations of marriage and fatherhood