Damon Rose 
Handover Murders [PDF ebook] 

The 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 backdrop: the Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong during WWII, the influx of refugees from mainland China, and 1960s and 1970s corruption in the Hong Kong Civil Service./Two stories interweave: one during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong; one around the time of the Handover of Hong Kong to Communist China. Eurasian hero, a Manchester detective, mother Chinese, father Scottish soldier/policeman. 2 murders, some triad element, corruption, professional diving. Highly competent first novel