William Marshall (1944–2003) was an Australian author, best known for his Hong Kong–based "Yellowthread Street" mystery novels, some of which were used as the basis for a British TV series.
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Yellowthread Street
2019
ISBN 9781911440963
The Hatchet Man A Yellowthread Street Mystery
1988
ISBN 9780445406599
To the End
1998
ISBN 9780892965755