Reviews

One Red Bastard by Ed Lin

lisaarnsdorf's review

3.0

I learned a lot about the political landscape with China and Taiwan from this book. It inspired me to learn more, which is always a good thing.

The mystery was so-so. The dialogue was reminiscent of Raymond Chandler.

kfrench1008's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite of this series. It's been a while since I read the first two, but I don't remember the main character being so annoying. He seems to shout half the things he says. Plus the politics involved in the plot could have been explained better. I'm glad Lin left this series behind and moved on to the Taipei Night Market books.

eyrosario's review

4.0

Ed Lin is an amazing writer. His background on Chinatown and its history, a place I called home for about 30 years is an added treat. Highly recommended.

richard's review

For some reason setting is a huge part of whether I'll like a mystery/crime book or not. The 1970s NYC Chinatown setting of Ed Lin's Robert Chow series is one of my favorites. There's lots of other great stuff about this series too, but the atmosphere really sticks with me.