Book Review

Year of the Dog (2008)

Henry Chang
Reviewed by Will Boisvert | Oct 22, 2008
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Nov 01, 2008; Writer: Henry Chang; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Soho

In Henry Chang's Year of the Dog, NYPD detective Jack Yu patrols a gang-war-roiled Chinatown stocked with whores, wizened fortune-tellers, and take-out places.

Movie Pitch: An Asian-flavored The Wire.

Lowdown: A richly atmospheric panorama of New York's immigrant demimonde. B+

Originally posted Oct 24, 2008 Published in issue #1018 Oct 31, 2008 Order article reprints

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