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| Imprint | Margaret K. McElderry Books |
| | | | Series | These Violent Delights Duet |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Inserts/Illus | f/c scuff-proof matte lam jacket w/ print over foil, foil stamp, and opaque white |
| | Territory | US, Canada, Open Market |
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| Chloe Gong, Author | | Billelis, Cover By |
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| |  | About the BookOther FormatsProduct Images The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.
A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.
But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
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| "The Bard would surely approve."
— The New York Times Book Review
"A deliciously dark twist on Romeo and Juliet that feels vibrant, modern, and wholly exciting. Gong's writing brims with energy. I was swept away to her dark Shanghai from the first page and never wanted to leave!"
— Natasha Ngan, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Paper and Fire
"Chloe Gong’s These Violent Delights cuts to the heart of twentieth-century China with its scalpel-sharp prose and steel-spirited protagonists. Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov shine brighter than the glitz and glamour of historical Shanghai; sparks fly when they clash in this action-packed story set amidst a backdrop of blood feuds, gang wars, and political upheaval."
— Amelie Wen Zhao, author of Blood Heir
"Chloe Gong’s These Violent Delights plants a Shakespearean classic in the rich soil of 1920s Shanghai, allowing her characters to grow, flourish, and steal your heart while warring against their own."
— Joan He, author of Descendant of the Crane
"Heady, smart, and vicious, These Violent Delights strikes every note with precision, layering romance and politics into a roaring 20s Shanghai of both monsters and monstrous imperialism."
— Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear
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| Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in the New York Times, People, Cosmopolitan, and more. She was named one of Forbes’s 30 Under 30 for 2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real adult.
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| | ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults - Top Ten
Arkansas Teen Book Award Master list
TAYSHAS Reading List (TX)
Flume Award Nominee
Isinglass Award Nominee (NH)
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