Jade City

Kind of surprised how much I liked this! It came recommended by a friend with good taste. Set in a fictional country with fictional neighbors, but the main country at least is pretty clearly referential. There aren't a ton of good books about organized crime from perspectives inside the crime syndicates, so this is unusual. I could do without the sex scenes — men aren't the only ones writing bad ones, it turns out — but otherwise I really enjoyed this and I'm looking forward to the next one in the series.