A review by jennseeg
The Shanghai Moon by S.J. Rozan

5.0

I was home sick today and finished this book while feeling pathetic in bed. This is the first novel that I have read in this series and I really enjoyed it. Lydia Chin is a Chinese-American PI who is hired to locate a thief believed to have stolen a valuable piece of jade jewelry known as the Shanghai moon that was lost sometime during WWII. Since it had been so long since anyone had actually seen the jewel, much of the story includes Lydia's historical research, which I found fascinating to read. Also, the many mentions of tea prompted me to drink large portions of herbal tea today and I am feeling much better now. So, on my sick day, this book basically kept me occupied and then HEALED me! What better recommendation can you have?