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One Red Bastard
Ed Lin
2012
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
288
Number of Pages

Part of Series

In One Red Bastard, Ed Lin's thrilling sequel to the highly acclaimed Snakes Can't Run, reminiscent of Elmore Leonard. Compulsively readable (Don Lee), it's the fall of 1976. New York's Chinatown is in turmoil over news that Mao's daughter is seeking asylum in the U.S.A. The series hero Robert Chow is a neighborhood detective in training, and he is thrilled when his girlfriend Lonnie scores an interview with the Chinese representative of Mao's daughter. But hours after the interview, the man is found dead. Lonnie, the last person to see him alive, is the main suspect. Â As Lonnie is subjected to increasing amounts of intimidation from his fellow policemen, who want to close the case, Robert is tempted to reach into his own bag of dirty tricks. Will he stay on the right side of the law, or will his loyalty to Lonnie get the better of him? Find out in this exciting and fast-paced mystery set in one of New York's most fascinating neighborhoods.

Avg Rating
3.78
Number of Ratings
76
5 STARS
21%
4 STARS
45%
3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Ed Lin
Ed Lin
Author · 10 books
Ed Lin is a journalist by training and an all-around stand-up kinda guy. He's the author of several books: Waylaid, his literary debut, and his Robert Chow crime series, set in 1970s Manhattan Chinatown: This Is a Bust, Snakes Can't Run, and One Red Bastard. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. Lin lives in New York with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung.
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