ncrabb's review
4.0
It’s just another money drop. That’s what Private Investigator Lydia Chin thinks as she nonchalantly takes the 50 thousand dollars to a specific garbage can in a park. Granted, money drops aren’t Lydia’s usual bill of fare, but every private investigator gets tasked with a few of these during a career.
The money belongs to Genna Jing, a young woman breaking into the fashion design business. Lydia agrees to the job against the objections of her photographer brother, Andrew. Lydia’s partner, Bill Smith, a guy much older than her but very much in love with her, sits on a park bench near the drop point. It’s his job to watch the pickup happen and follow the person who retrieves the money. But the best-laid plans go awry all too often, and so it is.
As Lydia is about to make the drop, shots ring out, someone nearly kills her, and somebody steals the money from her.
Genna checks in with her later, and Lydia assumes Genna will fire her. Instead, Genna confesses that there is bad blood between her and a guy she almost hired to produce her fashion show during Fashion Week. Wayne Lewis may have stolen Genna’s money, and Lydia gets an appointment with him. Sadly, by the time Lydia arrives at his office for their meeting, Lewis is already dead. Someone murdered him.
Chin and Smith eventually solve this, but not before other murders occur. This is highly readable and worth your time.
The money belongs to Genna Jing, a young woman breaking into the fashion design business. Lydia agrees to the job against the objections of her photographer brother, Andrew. Lydia’s partner, Bill Smith, a guy much older than her but very much in love with her, sits on a park bench near the drop point. It’s his job to watch the pickup happen and follow the person who retrieves the money. But the best-laid plans go awry all too often, and so it is.
As Lydia is about to make the drop, shots ring out, someone nearly kills her, and somebody steals the money from her.
Genna checks in with her later, and Lydia assumes Genna will fire her. Instead, Genna confesses that there is bad blood between her and a guy she almost hired to produce her fashion show during Fashion Week. Wayne Lewis may have stolen Genna’s money, and Lydia gets an appointment with him. Sadly, by the time Lydia arrives at his office for their meeting, Lewis is already dead. Someone murdered him.
Chin and Smith eventually solve this, but not before other murders occur. This is highly readable and worth your time.
nocto's review
Loved it. I'd heard that it wasn't as good as Concourse but I was delighted to be back in Lydia's head. If this is the worst Rozan can do I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series.
(this is book 3 in the lydia chin and bill smith series)
notevenastar's review
5.0
I flew through this one. I officially prefer the books from Lydia’s perspective, she’s just so.... sigh. Dreamy. She’s so sweet and bright and stubborn. Her arc in this book was a lot of fun and I love the way she and her mother interact.
lauraellis's review
adventurous
4.0
Another great third, with more delightful and witty prose, this time in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series. This in Lydia’s voice again—the mystery involves a confluence of the American-Chinese world with the high fashion world—when L & B undertake a simple job which goes haywire. We see Lydia trying to ignore her feelings for Bill, and meet another brother—Andrew, and his male lover, Tony. I love this series [2021–especially the odd numbered ones, which are in Lydia’s voice, which I consider her best].
janp's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
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