Henry Chang

Henry Chang is an American detective story author from New York City.^[1] Born and raised in Chinatown, Chang bases his Detective Jack Yu Series primarily in this setting, and his objective "insider's" view influences the development of his stories' settings.^[2][3] His series focuses on the violence and poverty in Chinatown which he witnessed as he grew up.^[4] He is a graduate of CCNY.^[5] He began writing his first novel whilst working as a director of security for the Trump Organization.^[6]

Henry Chang
Born	New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Genre	Detective fiction
Website
www.chinatowntrilogy.com/index.htm

In 2011, Chang was honored by Hamilton Madison House, an organization for improving impoverished areas of Manhattan, for his literary contributions to historic Chinatown.^[7] He has been featured at the Asian American Literary Festival^[5] and has done readings in collaboration with the New Museum's Festival of Ideas for the New City and the Museum of Chinese in America.^[8] He lives in Chinatown, Manhattan.^[9]

Publications

• Chinatown Beat, Book 1 in the Detective Yu Series 2006, Soho Crime, ISBN 978-1-56947-478-5
• Year of the Dog, Book 2 in the Detective Yu Series 2007, Soho Crime, ISBN 978-1-56947-515-7
• Red Jade, Book 3 in the Detective Yu Series 2011, Soho Crime, ISBN 978-1-56947-997-1
• Death Money, Book 4 in the Detective Yu Series 2014, Soho Crime, ISBN 978-161695-351-5
• Lucky, Book 5 in the Detective Yu Series 2017, Soho Crime, ISBN 978-1-61695-784-1