One of the joys of writing “Murder Becomes Macau” has been the opportunity to present to readers the glorious architecture one finds both there and in nearby Hong Kong. murderbecomes.com

I conducted business in Hong Kong several times in the 1980s and it quickly became one of my favorite cities. A key reason: the remarkable structures both on Hong Kong Island and, across the harbor, Tsim Sha Tsui.

For example, note below how the architects incorporated in a building in Hong Kong, what’s known as...