A World Without Thieves: King of Thieves

Set during China's 1980s crackdown on crime, this novel tells the legendary story of Huang Tingli, a native of Shandong known as the “King of Thieves” and nicknamed “Limping Huang.” It follows his rise from a poor farmer to the leader of a theft ring in Northeast China, depicting the feuds of the underworld, the passing down of a craft from master to apprentice, family ties, and the ups and downs of one man's fate amid the tides of his era.