Taipei is rocked by the backtoback murders of a recent lottery winner and a police captain just as the city is preparing to host the big Austronesian Cultural Festival, which has brought in indigenous performers from all around the Pacific Rim to the island nation of Taiwan. Jingnan, the proprietor of Unknown Pleasures, a popular food stand at Taipeis largest night market, is thrown into the intrigue. Is he being set up to take the rap, or will he be the next victim? The fallout could jeopardize Jingnans relationship with his girlfriend, Nancy, who is herself soon caught up in the drama, and is increasingly annoyed at Jingnans failure to propose to her. Jingnan also has to be careful not to alienate his trusty workers Dwayne and Frankie the Cat, who are facing their own personal trials. Dwayne struggles to reconnect with his roots as a person of aboriginal descent, while septuagenarian Frankie helps a fellow veteran with dementia, intertwining stories that illuminate decades of Taiwanese history. Jingnan, meanwhile, has to untangle the mystery of the killings while keeping his food stall afloat against hip new competition. Both his life, and his Instagram follower count, hang in the balance.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Soho Press; Classification: FF; Weight: 394 g; Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 33

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