{"id":619,"date":"2008-05-01T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T15:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=619"},"modified":"2019-05-17T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:08:52","slug":"this-is-a-bust-by-ed-lin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/this-is-a-bust-by-ed-lin\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is a Bust by Ed Lin [in Bloomsbury Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"This<\/a>While Robert Chow\u2019s life might be a bust, this second novel for the talented Lin turns out to be quite the page-turner. As the token Chinese policeman in 1976 New York Chinatown, Chow is also an all-American Vietnam vet, barely dealing with the inhumane aftermath of war by drowning himself in booze. While his higher-ups think he\u2019s fit only for ribbon-cutting ceremonies and other photo ops, Chow manages to solve a Chinatown murder solo \u2013\u00a0it helps to speak the language!\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and picks up a few true friends along the way.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Month: A Survey of New & Notable Books,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, May\/June 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"this-is-a-bust\"While Robert Chow\u2019s life might be a bust, this second novel for the talented Lin turns out to be quite the page-turner. As the token Chinese policeman in 1976 New York Chinatown, Chow is also an all-American Vietnam vet, barely dealing with the inhumane aftermath of war by drowning himself in booze. While his higher-ups think he\u2019s fit only for ribbon-cutting ceremonies and other photo ops, Chow manages to solve a Chinatown murder solo \u2013 it helps to speak the language! \u2013 and picks up a few true friends along the way.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Month: A Survey of New & Notable Books,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, May\/June 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

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