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China Trade
The Lydia Chin / Bill Smith Series (Book 1)
- Author
- S. J. Rozan
- Narrator
- Christine Marshall
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2007
- Run Time
- 9 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Asian-American private investigator Lydia Chin knows New York City’s Chinatown, its people, and its ways as no outsider ever could. It’s a city within a city, a rich melange of smells, sounds, dark shops, and close-knit families—a world all its own. And in all of Chinatown, there is no one like Lydia, who has a nose for trouble, a disapproving Chinese mother, and a partner named Bill Smith who’s been living above a bar for sixteen years. Hired to find some precious stolen porcelain, Lydia follows a trail of clues from highbrow art dealers into a world of Chinese gangs. Suddenly, this case has become as complex as her community itself—and as deadly as a killer on the loose.
Critics Review
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“Rozan shows a knack for characterizing Chinatown’s denizens, apothecaries, shops, and food.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Rozan’s Chinatown setting has the ring of authenticity, and Lydia is a true original. A very promising start to what shapes up as a top-flight series.”
Booklist
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“Lydia’s implacable Chinese mother is alone worth the price of admission.”
AudioFile
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“Rozan’s fast-moving first novel presents her Asian-American cast and their world with a delicacy that goes far beyond local color.”
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Details
- Author
- S. J. Rozan
- Narrator
- Christine Marshall
- Duration
- 9 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2007
- ISBN
- 9781602832718
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Synopsis
Asian-American private investigator Lydia Chin knows New York City’s Chinatown, its people, and its ways as no outsider ever could. It’s a city within a city, a rich melange of smells, sounds, dark shops, and close-knit families—a world all its own. And in all of Chinatown, there is no one like Lydia, who has a nose for trouble, a disapproving Chinese mother, and a partner named Bill Smith who’s been living above a bar for sixteen years. Hired to find some precious stolen porcelain, Lydia follows a trail of clues from highbrow art dealers into a world of Chinese gangs. Suddenly, this case has become as complex as her community itself—and as deadly as a killer on the loose.
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