If you didn't know, Carroll John Daly is famous for writing the first 'hard-boiled' story, followed by a lifetime supply of noir detective fiction. How did I end up with Lurking Shadows? I don't know. It was a pretty cool read, though. I imagined everyone talking like some Brooklyn tough guy in the 1930s. 'Oriental' people are protrayed terribly, running local opium dens.
People in this story are on opium and cocaine. Lots of cocaine. They try to get their rich friends hooked, to make their rich dealer friends more rich. They carry specific guns and the police are corrupt. Fun stuff.
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