We discuss chapters 15-27 of All The Tears In China by Sulari Gentill. As the scale of crime escalates drastically and Rowland finds himself on the receiving end of explosions and high-speed violins. Pressure mounts to cave to business demands from the traders he was sent to delay, Rowland begins to doubt that he'll be capable of carrying out the mission his brother sent him for. With the Police only getting more aggressive, can Rowland solve the crime before the police take him in, and will they even believe his solution? Herds is on the case with the broadest solution we've seen yet on the show. We're also joined by author Sulari Gentill herself to talk about the real criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai, and the beautiful contradictions that led to the portrayal of the Butler Wing Zau. Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/ Audio versions: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/ Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader 2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexandherds/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexandherds/ 0:00 Section 1 10:00 Section 2 19:55 Section 3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGYLo6oRfSs

We discuss chapters 10-12, the sixth through eighth days of Yukito Ayatsuji's 'The Decagon House Murders'. When the Police see the island of Tsunojima light yet again, they set about trying to unravel the Decagon House Murders, recovering the six bodies of the K University Mystery Club, and the missing corpse from the earlier Blue Mansion Murders. Will they ever find out there's one too few bodies on the island, or will the maligned Seiji be pinned with both incidents? The unfathomable ending to this iconic mystery looms! We're also joined by David Arrowsmith, the author of 'Nevada Noir', a short story collection set in the Silver State, to talk about the driving themes of the novel and the challenges of releasing independent work online. David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrwriterman79 Nevada Noir US: https://www.amazon.com/Nevada-Noir-Trilogy-Short-Stories-ebook/dp/B0876BPP7Y/ Nevada Noir UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0876BPP7Y/ref=nodl_ Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/ Audio versions: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/ Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader 2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexandherds/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexandherds/ 0:00 Section 1 10:05 Section 2 20:10 Section 3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWBRQ5p5SA