Gossip. Rumour. Revenge.
Wun Wah Tower. Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong.
When Siu-Man jumped from her window on the twenty-second floor, everyone assumed it was suicide. But Sui-Man''s sister, Nga-Yee, a quiet and unassuming librarian, is determined to prove it was murder. The police aren''t interested in re-opening a solved case so she contacts a man known only as N. – a hacker, and an expert in cybersecurity and manipulating human behaviour.
What follows is a cat-and-mouse game through the vibrant city of Hong Kong. The pair''s investigation takes them from creepy commuter-train gropers to Siu-Man''s gossipy friends to the dark corners of the city''s digital underground – where online bullies, sexual predators and shady tech businesses stalk their prey...
Reviews for Second Sister:
''An elaborate plot'' New York Times
''Moves at a breathtaking pace and, with its bounty of high-tech hazard, excites like a vintage Tom Clancy novel'' Wall Street Journal
''An important, multidimensional and even educational read into the dangers of cyber bullying'' The Straits Times
''Sharp-witted and intense... Dangerous feuds, cybertheft, and a predator stalking Hong Kong'' Booklist
Gossip. Rumour. Revenge.
Wun Wah Tower. Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong.
When Siu-Man jumped from her window on the twenty-second floor, everyone assumed it was suicide. But Sui-Man''s sister, Nga-Yee, a quiet and unassuming librarian, is determined to prove it was murder. The police aren''t interested in re-opening a solved case so she contacts a man known only as N. – a hacker, and an expert in cybersecurity and manipulating human behaviour.
What follows is a cat-and-mouse game through the vibrant city of Hong Kong. The pair''s investigation takes them from creepy commuter-train gropers to Siu-Man''s gossipy friends to the dark corners of the city''s digital underground – where online bullies, sexual predators and shady tech businesses stalk their prey...
Reviews for Second Sister:
''An elaborate plot'' New York Times
''Moves at a breathtaking pace and, with its bounty of high-tech hazard, excites like a vintage Tom Clancy novel'' Wall Street Journal
''An important, multidimensional and even educational read into the dangers of cyber bullying'' The Straits Times
''Sharp-witted and intense... Dangerous feuds, cybertheft, and a predator stalking Hong Kong'' Booklist