J.I. Jung
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Hello. I'm J.I. Jung and Death Avenue is my debut novel. It is written in the Hardboiled tradition of Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain. It takes place in New York after the end of World War One. I do my best examine the era with historical accuracy and a clear view of New York's glamour and squalor.
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Sometimes survival means pretending to be someone you're not.
DEATH AVENUE
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New York. 1919.
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In Death Avenue, writer J.I. Jung introduces readers to Eddie Rum. Rum is mixed race Chinese American passing for white during the Chinese Exclusion Act, a series of laws and court rulings that render his very existence illegal.
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Eddie returns to New York from the Great War. He earns money by doing odd jobs but he survives by keeping his background a secret. When he is paid to clean a Chinese corpse off of Tenth Avenue, Eddie is compelled to discover the man’s name. But Eddie’s investigations leads him through the half-lit streets of a city where violence is a form of negotiation, gambling is a kind of insurance and lies quickly turn into facts.
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Death Avenue is an historical noir for anyone who knows the weight of keeping secret. J.I. Jung revises the hardboiled tradition through the lens of history with a focus on Chinese Americans.
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“A deeply intriguing novel, emotionally powerful and unburdened by cheap sentimentality.” – Kirkus Reviews