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Lädt ... One Red Bastardvon Ed Lin
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In this thrilling sequel to the highly acclaimed Snakes Can't Run, detective Robert Chow must wrestle with his own morality to solve a murder, set against the backdrop of gritty Chinatown following the Vietnam War. It's the fall of 1976, and New York's Chinatown is in turmoil over news that Mao's daughter is seeking asylum in America. Vietnam vet Robert Chow is now a detective-in-training, and he is thrilled when his girlfriend, Lonnie, scores a once-in-a-lifetime interview with the Chinese representative of Mao's daughter. But hours after their meeting, the man is found dead. Lonnie, the last person to see him alive, is the main suspect. The police are restless to close the case, and as Lonnie is subjected to increasing amounts of intimidation, Robert is tempted to reach into his own bag of dirty tricks to protect her. Will Chow stay on the right side of the law, or will his loyalty to Lonnie provoke him to turn to darker methods? Find out in this exciting and fast-paced mystery, set in one of New York's most fascinating neighborhoods . . . Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (2.5)
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There’s a lot in a name.
Mao’s, for one, carries some weight, punching well beyond the grave. Even those unfamiliar with most Chinese history are not likely to say Mao who? In One Red Bastard, Ed Lin has Mao’s daughter’s Chinese representative murdered. Bad enough, but this is not in China. It is New York in 1976, and the finger of suspicion is pointed firmly at Lonnie, the girlfriend of detective-in-training Robert Chow.
“If a daughter turns out badly, she’ll go to another family anyway, but having a bad son is serious” reads the proverb on the opening page.
Lin captures the tensions and issues in New York’s Chinatown, the trouble between Americans and Chinese, and the difficulties between family members nicely. Interesting heroes always have problems and internal debates, and Chow is no different. Does he do the right thing and let events, and justice, take their course? Or does he bend things off the straight and narrow to save his woman from a murder charge?
Read the rest at: http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/04/fresh-meat-one-red-bastard-by-ed-li...