Family Business

The death of a powerful Chinatown crime boss thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, subterfuge, murder, andbecause this is New York Cityreal estate in this new mystery by Edgar Award-winning novelist S. J. Rozan.The death of Chinatown's most powerful mogul, a powerful Chinatown crime boss, thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, murder, and real estate scandal in this new mystery by the award winning novelist S. J. Rozan. Choi has left the Tong headquarters building to his niece, who hires Lydia and her partner, Bill Smith, to accompany her to inspect it. The building is at the center of a tug-of-war between Chinatown preservation interestsincluding Lydias brother Timand a real estate developer whos desperate to get his hands on it. When Lydia, Bill, and Chois niece go to the building, they discover the Tong members are equally divided on the question of whether the niece should hold onto the building, or sell itand make them rich. Entering Chois private living quarters they find the murdered body of Chois chief lieutenant. The battle for the building has begun. Can Lydia and Bill escape being caught in the crossfire?