A review by clambook
A Bitter Feast by S.J. Rozan

3.0



This is the fifth Bill Smith/Lydia Chin mystery I've read by a hugely undervalued SJ Rozan. Rozan alternates between Chin (in this one) and Smith as the first-person voice. Chin is a feisty Chinese-American, Smith a grizzled vet of the PI racket. Part of the charm of the understated series is the quiet mating dance they do. Another is the NYC backdrop, especially Chinatown . There are a dozen books in the series, and I'll read them all.