Pirates, plagues, pistols and poisons; with adventure of all varieties, the third installment of the popular ‘Tales’ series is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of historical odds and ends – stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards and drawings – recount in thrilling detail how a ‘barren rock’ seemingly destined to fail rose to become one of the richest trading outposts in Asia.

Who is Derek Sandhaus?
Derek Sandhaus was born in Overland Park, Kansas and studied philosophy at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Based out of Shanghai since 2006, he has written on Chinese history for magazines, blogs and podcasts. He is the author of Tales of Old Peking and is currently editing a collection of cartoons by the North-China Herald's beloved White Russian cartoonist, Sapajou.