Patricia O'Sullivan

Books by Patricia O'Sullivan

Women, Crime and the Courts

Hong Kong 1841-1941

Kwan Lai-chun was sick of being made to feel second-class by her husband's concubine; sick of her mother-in-law's endless carping about the money she spent; sick of the whole family really. Late one sticky, humid night something snapped in her – and she grabbed the meat chopper. Within minutes, t...
Policing Hong Kong

An Irish History: Irishmen in the Hong Kong Police Force, 1864-1950

Hong Kong, 1918. A tranquil place compared to war-torn Europe. But on the morning of the 22nd January, a running battle through the streets of Wanchai ended in “The Siege of Gresson Street”. Five policemen lay dead, so shocking Hong Kong that over half the population turned out to watch their fun...
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