Snakes Can't Run by Ed Lin

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Snakes Can't Run by Ed Lin

This epic of Chinatown Noir is the riveting sequel to This Is a Bust

Set in New York City in 1976, Snakes Can't Run finds NYPD detective Robert Chow still haunted by the horrors of his past and relegated to tedious undercover work. 

When the bodies of two undocumented Chinese men are found under the Brooklyn Bridge underpass, Chow is drawn into the case. 

Most of the officers in his precinct are concerned with a terrorist group targeting the police, but Chow's investigation puts him on the trail of a ring of ruthless human smugglers who call themselves the snakeheads.

As Chow gets closer to solving the murder, dangerous truths about his own family's past begin to emerge.

Steeped in retro urban attitude, and ripe with commentary on minorities' roles in American society, this gritty procedural will appeal to fans of George Pelecanos and S.J. Rozan.

Ed Lin is the only author to win the Asian American Literary Member's Choice Award twice, for his novels Waylaid and This Is a Bust. He lives in New York City and was named an Editor's Choice and Top Ten First Novel by Booklist for his novel Waylaid.

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ISBN 13 9780062444196
ISBN 10 0062444190
Title Snakes Can't Run
Author Ed Lin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2017-10-31
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.