Wake Me Up at Nine in the Morning

A thrilling journey through China's dark criminal underworld, from a celebrated voice in Chinese literature

When Hongyang is found dead after a night of debauched drinking, it looks as if his reign of terror has finally come to an end.

Few in this insular community have much reason to mourn his passing: Hongyang is an infamous mob boss, a man with plenty of enemies. But now it seems that his years of crime have also earned him some very dangerous friends.

As his funeral draws near, those w...