Lulu Wong has a face that has graced the silver screen and is known by many, but no one knows her quite as well as her childhood friends and classmates, the Chow sisters. Living in a mansion in Beverly Hills, Lulu doesn’t often return to Chinatown, so everyone is surprised when she is found far from home, dead. Gemma, May and Peony are convinced that Lulu was the victim of foul play, but the LAPD doesn’t seem driven to investigate, preferring instead to use the crime as another excuse to demolish, as powerful men describe it, crime-filled Chinatown to make way for a new railway depot. Determined to find Lulu’s killer and save their community, the Chow sisters will do whatever they need to in order to uncover the truth.
Kill Her Twice was a novel that is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction that I really enjoyed. Both Gemma and May act as the main narrators, offering similar yet unique perspectives about the events taking place and the feelings held by many of the characters; these two sisters could not be more different. While there is a decent mystery within the narrative I think the historical and social commentaries carry the story just as much, if not more. I also found the title to be an apt representation/perspective of the death of Lulu.
Kill Her Twice was a novel that is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction that I really enjoyed. Both Gemma and May act as the main narrators, offering similar yet unique perspectives about the events taking place and the feelings held by many of the characters; these two sisters could not be more different. While there is a decent mystery within the narrative I think the historical and social commentaries carry the story just as much, if not more. I also found the title to be an apt representation/perspective of the death of Lulu.