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Old 01-02-2011, 05:40 PM   #130
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I'll add a few more I don't think have been mentioned thus far.

I like offbeat police procedurals in exotic settings.



Another is the Yellowthread Street mysteries by William Morrison, set in the fictitious Hong Bay district of Hong Kong. Detective Chief Inspector Harry Pfieffer and his crew at the Yellowthread Street police station must cope with a variety of unusual situations. In _Sci-Fi_, for example, promoters are holding an SF and comics convention, so the Yellowthread Street cops must cope with costumed loonies along with the normal variety. And the promoters have set up a giant inflated Godzilla doll as a promotional device. Unfortunately, its broken loose from its moorings and is drifting toward mainland China. Everyone is very concerned about how the Communist government will react to the violation of their airspace. Morrison is capable of going from slapstick comedy to stark terror in the space of a page.
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Couldn't find the Yellowthread Street books on AMZN, turns out they're by William Marshall.
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