Eating Smoke

by Chris Thrall

Eating Smoke

  • ISBN-13: 9781908518118
  • Author(s): Chris Thrall
  • Subject: True crime|true crime
  • Publisher: Maverick House
  • Imprint: Maverick House
  • Publication Date: 14-11-2013
  • Format: p/b

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£7.99
In 1995, Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find his fortune in Hong Kong. Instead, he went through a bizarre series of jobs while becoming increasingly addicted to crystal methamphetamine. Soon he began working for the 14K, Hong Kong's largest crime family, as a doorman in one of their nightclubs in the Wan Chai red-light district. Dealing with homelessness, violence and the 'foreign triad' - a secretive ex-pat clique which works hand-in-hand with the Chinese mafia - he had to survive in the worlds most dangerous city addicted to the world's most dangerous drug.
About the book

In 1995, Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find his fortune in Hong Kong. Instead, he went through a bizarre series of jobs while becoming increasingly addicted to crystal methamphetamine. Soon he began working for the 14K, Hong Kong's largest crime family, as a doorman in one of their nightclubs in the Wan Chai red-light district. Dealing with homelessness, violence and the 'foreign triad' - a secretive ex-pat clique which works hand-in-hand with the Chinese mafia - he had to survive in the worlds most dangerous city addicted to the world's most dangerous drug.