Concourse Lib/E

Review Rich and rewardingly plotted.-- "Kirkus Reviews"Rozan's dense, credible plot cuts through all circles of its urban hell and is resolved with drama and realistic ambiguity...Rozan brings a distinctive, commanding voice to the genre.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Rozan's first book, China Trade, was a solid piece of work with a new absorbing voice. Concourse is better.-- "Washington Post" Product Description It flows through the Bronx like a river between banks of faded elegance. And at the end of the avenue called the Grand Concourse is the place people go to die, the Bronx Home for the Aged. The only trouble is the people dying there are going before their time.Bill Smith has been hired by an old friend to investigate the brutal killing of a young security guard on the Bronx Home grounds. Going undercover, Smith wades out into a sea of violence and lies washing up against the old brick building. When a second murder is committed, Smith knows that there's a method to the madness. With the help of bright, young Chinese-American investigator Lydia Chin, Smith uncovers a web of corruption that's found a home in the Bronx. Now he has to figure out who will die next.In this absorbing sequel to China Trade, Bill Smith is hired by an old friend to investigate the brutal killing of a young security guard on the Bronx Home for the Aged grounds. Going undercover, Smith wades out into a sea of violence and lies washing up against the old brick building. With the help of Chinese-American investigator Lydia Chin, Smith uncovers a web of corruption that's found a home in the Bronx. About the Author S. J. Rozan is the author of the acclaimed novel Absent Friends in addition the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, including Winter and Night, which won the Edgar, Nero, and Macavity Awards for Best Novel, and was nominated for the Shamus, Anthony, and Barry Awards. Born and raised in the Bronx, she is an architect in a New York firm and lives in Greenwich Village.