As the Hong Kong handover boom fizzles into the Asian economic bust, a
young American couple's marriage and careers tumble into a maze of
television news, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. While the
multicultural melting pot bubbles with pure gold, mistakes are easy to
overlook. But the economic crisis ripens relationships for treachery,
creates opportunities for revenge, and moves China center stage -
triggering a great leap forward for some, a long march to failure for
others. "Muhammad Cohen is a darn good writer. His sharp insights and
pointed wit will change the way you look at news anchors, bankers,
28-year-old heirs to media empires high on nicotine gum, and Japanese
food." - Lorraine Hahn, broadcast journalist "Cohen was a well-placed
insider during the tumultuous Hong Kong handover. Only a thin veil
separates his account from what really went on during that historic
time." - Dalton Tanonaka, veteran Asia journalist "It's uncanny how much
of my own dysfunctional life I saw in his prose." - Bernard Lo, veteran
Hong Kong news presenter "Hong Kong On Air is as much One Country, Two
Systems as it is One Great Read, Two Thumbs Up." - James Chau,
television news anchor ..".the great American Hong Kong handover
novel." - Laurence E. Lipsher, American Chamber of Commerce
