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Loading... Concourse (1995)by S. J. Rozan
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Still cute. ( ) I enjoy this series, both the Chinese-American cultural aspects of the ones from Lydia's perspective (the odd-numbered books) and the slightly grittier tone of those seen from Bill's viewpoint (the even-numbered books). I always feel that the characters have a lot of texture and color, and are placed in well-plotted mysteries that showcase a real sense of New York. Second in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith detective series, this novel is narrated by Bill and involves him in a case of murder at the Bronx Home for the Aged. Bill is asked by old friend Bobby Moran to help investigate the brutal murder of one of Bobby's security employees at the Bronx nursing home. What Bill ends up finding involves crooked politicians, an illegal stolen goods operation, and gang activity in this stunning Shamus Award-winning novel. Rozan has crafted a superb detective novel with larger than life characters. Bill and Lydia's relationship is intriguing, as it jumps back and forth between both points-of-view (every other novel is either Lydia or Bill narrating the action taking place). In each successive novel, we learn a bit more about the characters and the developing romance (dare we say it?) between Bill and Lydia. Rozan weaves intricate plots, with extensive characters and with an innate sense of each one. She infuses Chinatown and the Bronx with detail, vibrancy, and brings them alive for the reader. In Concourse, Bill teams up with Lydia to find out who is behind the murder of Mike Downey, a young security guard. When a second murder happens while Bill is undercover at the home, the action starts to heat up and Lydia steps in to help out. A first-rate detective novel. (Read March 2003) no reviews | add a review
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It flows through the Bronx like a river between banks of faded elegance. And at the end of the avenue called the Grand Concourse is the place people go to die, the Bronx Home for the Aged. The only trouble is the people dying there are going before their time. Bill Smith has been hired by an old friend to investigate the brutal killing of a young security guard on the Bronx Home grounds. Going undercover, Smith wades out into a sea of violence and lies washing up against the old brick building. When a second murder is committed, Smith knows that there's a method to the madness. With the help of bright, young Chinese-American investigator Lydia Chin, Smith uncovers a web of corruption that's found a home in the Bronx. Now he has to figure out who will die next. No library descriptions found. |
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