Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

by Chris Thrall

Overview

Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find his fortune in Hong Kong, but instead found himself homeless and addicted to crystal meth. Soon he began working for the 14K, Hong Kong's largest crime family, in the Wanchai red-light district. Dealing with the 'foreign triad' - a secretive expat clique connected to the Chinese mafia - he had to survive in the world's most unforgiving city, addicted to the world's most dangerous drug.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789881900302
Publisher:	Blacksmith Books
Publication date:	09/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	348
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Chris Thrall was born in Bromley, England. At 18, he joined the Royal Marine Commandos. Following active service in the Northern Ireland Conflict and training in Arctic warfare and survival, he earned his parachutist’s ‘wings’ and went on to serve as part of a high-security detachment onboard an aircraft carrier.

In 1995, Chris moved to Hong Kong to oversee the Asia-Pacific expansion of a successful network-marketing operation he’d built, part-time, while serving in the Forces. Less than a year later, he was homeless, hooked on crystal methamphetamine and working for the 14K, Hong Kong's largest triad crime family, as a doorman in Wanchai's infamous red-light district.

Table of Contents

Prologue
1. The Man in the Mirror
2. About Turn!
3. Goodbye Great Britain
4. Hello Hong Kong
5. Mong Kok
6. 38 Lines
7. Gung Wan Hong
8. Lamma Island
9. Ice
10. The Big Apple
11. Sarah Comes to Stay
12. Pier 6
13. Honest John’s
14. Joe Bananas
15. Wan Chai’s ‘Crazy’ Ones
16. Fun and Games
17. Rick’s Café
18. Sacked Again
19. China DJ
20. Voices at Vance’s
21. Club Nemo
22. Triads
23. What’s Going On?
24. I Start to See It
25. Eating Smoke
26. A Day at the Races
27. The Murder
28. The Killing House
29. Going for a Walk
30. Virgin