Daughter of Calamity

Genres collide in this dark and atmospheric reimagining of 1930s Shanghai for fans of Nghi Vo and S. A. Chakraborty. Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount,one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghaicompeting ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap off her shiftsshe runs money for her grandmotherthe exclusive surgeon to the most powerful gang in the city. A position her grandmother is pressuring her to inherit… When a series of dancers are targetedΓÇöthe attacker stealing their facesΓÇöJingwen fears she could be next. And as the faces of the dancers start appearing on wealthy foreign socialitesshe realizes Shanghai’s glittering mirage of carefree luxury comes at a terrible price. Fighting not just for her own safety but that of the other dancersΓÇöwomen who have simultaneously been her bitterest rivals and only friendsΓÇöJingwen has no choice but to delve into the city’s underworld. In this treacherous realm of tangled alliances and ancient grudgessilver-armed gangsters haunt every alleyforeign playboys broker deals in exclusive back roomsand the power of gods is wielded and traded like yuan. Jingwen will have to become something far stranger and more dangerous than her grandmother ever imagined if she hopes to survive the forces waiting to sell Shanghai’s bones.