Chris Thrall left the Marines to find fortune in Hong Kong, but ended up homeless and addicted to crystal meth. He began working for the 14K, a notorious Hong Kong crime syndicate, as a doorman in the Wan Chai nightclub district. Dealing with psychosis, conspiracy and the 'Foreign Triad' -- a secretive expat clique that works with the Chinese gangs -- he had to survive in the world's most unforgiving city, addicted to the world's most dangerous drug ...
"This year's best book." -- Time Out Hong Kong
"Thrall uses such verve, enthusiasm and faultless comic timing that it is hard not to be swept along." -- South China Morning Post
Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland
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Author(s)Chris Thrall
PublisherBlacksmith Books
ISBN / ASIN9881900298
ISBN-139789881900296
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank829,111
CategoryBiography & Autobiography
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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