One Red Bastard

A new thiller from the author of Snakes Can't Run, S.J. Rozan's "favorite new writer in years." It’s the fall of 1976, and New York’s Chinatown is in turmoil over news that Mao’s daughter is seeking asylum in the U.S. 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, as the last person to see him alive, is the main suspect.

Praise for Snakes Can't Run "Readers interested in the integration of Asian-Americans into American society, as well as those who like gritty procedurals, will be well rewarded." --Publishers Weekly (starred) “Ed Lin is a new gifted voice in the urban crime and mystery genre, depicting his inner landscape, New York's Chinatown and beyond, with innate affection, sharp acuteness and understated humor.” - Da Chen, author of Colors of the Mountain and Brothers “A unique down-to-the-gritty-sidewalk police procedural. If you dig the novels of Eddie Bunker or movies like 'King of New York' and 'Mean Streets,' Ed Lin's subterranean neighborhood is for you.” - Barry Gifford, author of Imagination of the Heart and Wild at Heart "This will definitely appeal to mystery and crime thriller fans but will also be satisfying to the general reader, as well." --Sacramento Book Review