本社十分榮幸A Death in Hong Kong: The MacLennan Case of 1980 and the Suppression of a Scandal  於 20183月出版以來得到多間傳媒支持及報導並入選為推書項目。

香港80年代同性戀行為仍屬刑事罪本書講述皇家香港警察外籍督察麥樂倫 ( John MacLennan)因其同性戀者的身份受到警務處被迫害,最後以與同性戀有關的罪名起訴,最終在宿舍連開5槍自殺死亡。本書不單講述麥樂倫這宗案件,更真實反映當時香80年代同性戀社會狀況。

本書早前除了獲得 皇家亞洲學會的歷史書獎之外,最近更獲選為亞洲時報 (Asia Times) 的「新一年好書推薦」及商務印書館「2018年度推薦書」之一。 新年新開始,此書絕對值得閱讀及珍藏。

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請瀏以下各大傳媒的書評及作者訪談

書評

Kate Whitehead, South China Morning Post (15 January 2018) and Singapore Straits Times (14 January 2018)

https://cdn4.i-scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2127818/gay-hong-kong-policemans-1980-gun-death-unanswered-questions-remain

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/gay-hong-kong-policeman-1980-224714124.html

Martin Hannan, National (Scotland) (16 January 2018)

https://www.thenational.scot/news/15829533.book-explains-how-scottish-policemans-murder-in-hong-kong-was-suppressed/

Kate Whitehead, South China Morning Post (18 February 2018)

https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/2133521/death-hong-kong-review-gay-policeman-john-maclennan-can-finally-be-put

Dallas Sanders, Green Tea Post (23 March 2018)

http://greenteapost.com/hot-takes/a-death-in-hong-kong/

Walter de Havilland blog (28 March 2018)

https://www.walterdehavilland.com/walters-blog/a-death-in-hong-kong-book-review

Saikung Buzz (July 15, 2018)

https://saikungbuzzblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/15/new-book-on-maclennan-suicide-shocks-with-portrait-of-paedophilia-in-hong-kongs-highest-ranks/

Christopher Munn, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong (21 September 2018)

https://issuu.com/cityupress/docs/b5-christopher_munn2_ras_journal

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38900027-a-death-in-hong-kong

Jeff Pao, Asia Times (1 January 2019)

http://www.atimes.com/article/great-reads-for-the-new-year/

作者訪談

The Tongzhi Literary Group (23 June 2016)

http://www.tlghk.org/interviews/a-death-in-hong-kong

Phil Whelan, Morning Brew, RTHK Radio 4 (12 March 2018)

http://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/morning_brew/episode/491914?lang=en

Dimsum Magazine (22 March 2018)

http://www.dimsum-hk.com/a-death-in-hong-kong

Sarah Karacs, Zolima City Magazine (20 June 2018)

https://zolimacitymag.com/corruption-homophobia-and-a-death-in-hong-kong/

Melanie Ho, China Daily (20 July 2018)

https://www.chinadailyhk.com/epaper/pubs//chinadaily/2018/07/20/09.pdf