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China Trade

Book 1 of the Lydia Chin & Bill Smith series

It's a city within a city, of smells, sounds, dark shops, and close-knit families; it's a world all its own. And in all of New York's Chinatown, there is no one like P.I. Lydia Chin, 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...

Genre
mysterycrimethrillerdetectiveprivate investigator
Themes
murderprivate investigator
Setting
1990snew yorknew york stateasia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 275 pages

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