{"product_id":"city-of-devils-the-two-men-who-ruled-the-underworld-of-old-shanghai-paperback","title":"City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Paul French, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction--comes \u003ci\u003eCity of Devils\u003c\/i\u003e, a rags-to-riches tale of two self-made men set against a backdrop of crime and vice in the sprawling badlands of Shanghai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShanghai, 1930s: It was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, and fortunes made--and lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lucky\" Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws. An ex-U.S. Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison and rose to become the Slots King of Shanghai. \"Dapper\" Joe Farren--a Jewish boy who fled Vienna's ghetto--ruled the nightclubs. His chorus lines rivaled Ziegfeld's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1940, Lucky Jack and Dapper Joe bestrode the Shanghai Badlands like kings, while all around the Solitary Island was poverty, starvation, and war. They thought they ruled Shanghai, but the city had other ideas. This is the story of their rise to power, their downfall, and the trail of destruction left in their wake. Shanghai was their playground for a flickering few years, a city where for a fleeting moment even the wildest dreams could come true.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL FRENCH \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in London, educated there and in Glasgow, and has lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. His book \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and will be made into an international mini-series by Kudos Film and Television, the UK creators of \u003ci\u003eBroadchurch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife on Mars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772588654880,"sku":"9781250170590","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cbc925b26c06f60b2f644fc66e9dba56.webp?v=1780408965","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-devils-the-two-men-who-ruled-the-underworld-of-old-shanghai-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}