Marginally attractive and low-level life and style publications press junkie Andrew Woodward publishes "The Water Dragon," a murder-mystery set in the Mid Levels.
While Woodward's book agent first responded with a long period of silence followed with profound confusion, the agent managed to snatch a prime deal with a London publishing company.
However, amid the usually quiet, there have been stirrings back in Woodward's Hong Kong neighborhood.
Rainbow Yuki Siu Lam-kai, an accounts manager at PwC, said, "I think this book is dangerous, because now there is no crime and what if crime happens because of the book."
Iceman Ng, a solicitor at Skadden, echoed the same concerns. "Hong Kong is a place of business," he said. "What is this book? Where am I?"
Word of mouth within the expat and local communities in Mid Levels have overlapped, agreeing that Woodward is a complete try-hard who gets off on plagiarizing Steig Larsson.
