{"product_id":"2026200013997-secondhand-shanghai","title":"Shanghai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the teeming, treacherous world of 1920s Shanghai — a city where empires collide and fortunes dissolve overnight — William Marshall's Shanghai plunges readers into one of history's most electrifying urban landscapes. The novel chronicles a gripping tale set against the backdrop of the infamous International Settlement, where Western colonialism, Chinese nationalism, and the criminal underworld intersect in a volatile and morally complex dance of power and survival.\n\nMarshall, best known for his celebrated Yellowthread Street series, brings to Shanghai the same razor-sharp atmospheric precision and darkly ironic wit that defined his Hong Kong police procedurals. His prose captures the city's sensory overload — the opium dens, the rickshaw-lined boulevards, the backroom deals — with an authenticity that immerses the reader utterly. A master of place and tension, Marshall constructs a narrative that is as much an indictment of colonial hubris as it is a breathless thriller, leaving the reader to wonder who, in a city built on exploitation, can truly be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203397918939,"sku":"2026200013997-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4ceef72e-c062-4fe7-92cd-b993d433d0fc.png?v=1788148616","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013997-secondhand-shanghai","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}