S. J. Rozan

A lethal inheritance...China, 1938. Eighteen-year-old Rosalie Gilder flees Nazi-occupied Austria with her younger brother. Hidden among their belongings are a few precious family heirlooms, their only protection against the hard times that await them as they join Shanghai''s growing population of Jewish refugees. New York, present day. Chinese-American detective Lydia Chin is hired by an old friend to investigate the recent theft of a cache of holocaust assets, thought to once belong to the Gilders. However, before she makes much headway, her friend is shot dead. Neither Lydia nor her partner, Bill, believe the NYPD''s theory that his death was a robbery gone bad. Both fear they are no longer looking for a thief, but a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to reclaim the past...

Una vez más, Bill Smith trabaja para ayudar a un viejo amigo, quien le pide que investigue un robo perpetrado en el terreno donde está trabajando la constructora Crowell. Se trata de un edificio de cuarenta plantas, situado en Manhattan. Un gruista ha desaparecido, y con el, parte de la maquinaria pesada. Cuando una huelga provoque la muerte accidental del capataz, Smith se tendra que enfrentar al soborno y la violencia. Con la ayuda de la detective Lydia Chin, se adentrara en una espiral donde se funden lealtad, avaricia y crimen organizado, para llegar a una vertiginosa conclusion: la sed de sangre tardara en saciarse.

Una vez más, Bill Smith trabaja para ayudar a un viejo amigo, quien le pide que investigue un robo perpetrado en el terreno donde está trabajando la constructora Crowell. Se trata de un edificio de cuarenta plantas, situado en Manhattan. Un gruista ha desaparecido, y con el, parte de la maquinaria pesada. Cuando una huelga provoquela muerte accidental del capataz, Smith se tendra que enfrentar al soborno y la violencia. Con la ayuda de la detective Lydia Chin, se adentrara en una espiral donde se funden lealtad, avaricia y crimen organizado, para llegar a una vertiginosa conclusion: la sed de sangre tardara en saciarse.

Ese hogar para la tercera edad del Bronx, al final de la avenida Grand Concourse, es el lugar donde la gente va a morir. Lo malo es que suelen ir antes de tiempo.El detective privado Bill Smith recibe el encargo de un amigo que ahora dirige una empresa de seguridad. Un vigilante ha sido asesinado mientras trabajaba en el hogar para la tercera edad del Bronx. El edificio esta rodeado de secretos; no hay forma de hacer avanzar la investigacion. Cuando tiene lugar el segundo asesinato, Smith se da cuenta de que necesita ayuda, y llama a la detective Lydia Chin, gracias a la cual conseguira destapar una red de corrupcion que asciende hasta las altas esferas de la ciudad, y que desciende de forma incontrolada, causando episodios desagradables de violencia callejera.

La detective privado Lydia Chin tiene especial olfato para los problemas y no tardará en unir fuerzas con el detective Bill Smith para tirar de la madeja tan pronto le atenaza una sospecha. El robo de una porcelana valiosa del Museo de Chinatown es un suceso que para la mayoria no pasaria de ser un recorte del periodico, pero para la pareja protagonista se convertira en el descenso a un submundo peligroso: la mafia china. Aunque Estados Unidos tiene poco mas de dos siglos de historia, en su interior se ha tejido una red de intereses que viene del lejano Oriente y que hunde sus raices en el pasado ancestral. Un juego mortal en el mosaico de culturas mas misterioso y desconcertante de Nueva York.

Ese hogar para la tercera edad del Bronx, al final de la avenida Grand Concourse, es el lugar donde la gente va a morir. Lo malo es que suelen ir antes de tiempo.El detective privado Bill Smith recibe el encargo de un amigo que ahora dirige una empresa de seguridad. Un vigilante ha sido asesinado mientras trabajaba en el hogar para la tercera edad del Bronx. El edificio esta rodeado de secretos; no hay forma de hacer avanzar la investigacion. Cuando tiene lugar el segundo asesinato, Smith se da cuenta de que necesita ayuda, y llama a la detective Lydia Chin, gracias a la cual conseguira destapar una red de corrupcion que asciende hasta las altas esferas de la ciudad, y que desciende de forma incontrolada, causando episodios desagradables de violencia callejera.S. J. Rozan nos ofrece en Manos de sangre la segunda aventura que comparten los detectives Lydia Chin y Bill Smith, llevando mas alla la propuesta de Negocios orientales, publicado tambien en La Factoria de Ideas. La saga protagonizada por esta pareja ha sido laureada con premios como el Shamus, el Anthony o el Edgar.

La detective privado Lydia Chin tiene especial olfato para los problemas y no tardará en unir fuerzas con el detective Bill Smith para tirar de la madeja tan pronto le atenaza una sospecha. El robo de una porcelana valiosa del Museo de Chinatown es un suceso que para la mayoria no pasaria de ser un recorte del periodico, pero para la pareja protagonista se convertira en el descenso a un submundo peligroso: la mafia china. Aunque Estados Unidos tiene poco mas de dos siglos de historia, en su interior se ha tejido una red de intereses que viene del lejano Oriente y que hunde sus raices en el pasado ancestral. Un juego mortal en el mosaico de culturas mas misterioso y desconcertante de Nueva York.

Un misterio que resolver, un descenso a los infiernos vertical e inhumano, en el que cada personaje habrá de afrontar lo peor de sí mismo y de su pasado. Una trama que describe de manera excepcional el mundo de los adolescentes con toda su crueldad y dureza. Internet como gran Red donde urdir planes peligrosos y la conspiracion de silencio de los adultos.De que manera plantea y enrevesa el misterio, hacen de Rozan una escritora por encima de las demas. La nueva Dama del Crimen The New York Times

The death of a powerful Chinatown crime boss thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, subterfuge, murder, andbecause this is New York Cityreal estate in this new mystery by Edgar Award-winning novelist S. J. Rozan.The death of Chinatowns most powerful mogul, a powerful Chinatown crime boss, thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, murder, and real estate scandal in this new mystery by the award winning novelist S. J. Rozan.Choi has left the Tong headquarters building to his niece, who hires Lydia and her partner, Bill Smith, to accompany her to inspect it. The building is at the center of a tug-of-war between Chinatown preservation interestsincluding Lydias brother Timand a real estate developer whos desperate to get his hands on it.When Lydia, Bill, and Chois niece go to the building, they discover the Tong members are equally divided on the question of whether the niece should hold onto the building, or sell itand make them rich. Entering Chois private living quarters they find the murdered body of Chois chief lieutenant. The battle for the building has begun. Can Lydia and Bill escape being caught in the crossfire?

In the latest mystery from S. J. Rozan, Bill Smith and Lydia Chin must track down a serial killer stalking women in New Yorks contemporary art scene.Former client Sam Tabor, just out of Greenhaven after a five-year homicide stint, comes to Bill Smith with a strange request. A colossally talented painter whose parole was orchestrated by art world movers and shakers, Sams convinced that since hes been out hes killed two women. He doesnt remember the killings but he wants Smith, one of the few people he trusts, to investigate and prove him either innocent or guilty. NYPD detective Angela Grimaldi thinks Sams "a weirdo." Smith has no argument with that: diagnosed with a number of mental disorders over the years, Sam self-medicates with alcohol, loses focus (except when hes painting), and has few friends. But Smith doesnt think that adds up to serial killer. He enlists Lydia Chin to help prove it. Smith and Chin delve into the world surrounding Sam Tabor, including his brother, two NYPD detectives, and various other artists, dealers, collectors, curators, and art connoisseurs. No answers appear. Evidence is found and lost again. And more bodies turn up. Sam Tabor might be just a crazy artist. But someone is killing people in his orbit. If not Sam, who? Why? And who will be next?

The new crime novel from the award-winning S. J. Rozan, where private investigators Lydia Chin and Bill Smith find themselves thrust into the mystery behind the disappearance of the teenage son of the mayor of New York.In January, New York City inaugurates its first female mayor. In April, her son disappears. Called in by the mayors chief aidea former girlfriend of private investigator Bill Smithsto find the missing fifteen-year-old, Bill and his partner, Lydia Chin, are told the boy has run away. Neither the press nor the NYPD know that hes missing, and the mayor wants him back before a headstrong child turns into a political catastrophe. But as Bill and Lydia investigate, they turn up more questions than answers. Why did the boy leave? Who else is searching for him, and why? What is his twin sister hiding? Then a teen is found dead and another is hit by gunfire. Are these tragedies related to each other, and to the mayors missing son? In a desperate attempt to find the answer to the boys disappearance before its too late, Bill and Lydia turn to the only contacts they think will be able to help: the neighborhood leaders who are the real mayors of New York.

Un misterio que resolver, un descenso a los infiernos vertical e inhumano, en el que cada personaje habrá de afrontar lo peor de sí mismo y de su pasado. Una trama que describe de manera excepcional el mundo de los adolescentes con toda su crueldad y dureza. Un despotico culto al cuerpo, un espiritu de equipo que margina a los que no se consiguen integrar, una competitividad feroz que se plasma en los estadios de futbol casi transformados en campos de batalla, consumo de drogas de diseño, Internet como gran Red donde urdir planes peligrosos, adquisicion clandestina de armas de fuego, y lo mas importante de todo: la conspiracion de silencio de los adultos, que permiten los deslices de los adolescentes con tal de no despertar a los fantasmas del pasado.

In the latest novel in S. J. Rozans groundbreaking mystery series, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith face a dangerous task: they must unlock a hospitals many secrets in order to save an innocent man.With River Valley Hospital in the midst of negotiations to avert a nurses strike, a wealthy benefactor is set to give a large donation to honor of the Chief of Emergency Medicine: Dr. Elliott Chin, the brother of private investigator Lydia Chin.Before the donation can be finalized, a member of the nurses negotiating committee is found murdered. A morgue assistant is arrested and although he denies even knowing the victim his father and brother, both doctors at the hospital, are quick to urge him to take a plea. Another negotiating committee member abruptly resigns and a senior biomedical technician disappears. An officially off-limits section of the hospital basement turns out to be a hotbed of unauthorizedand in some cases criminalactivity.Hired by the arrested mans lawyer, Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith start to dig into the events and personnel at the hospital. Among the union disputes, blackmail, thefts, lies, and a detective who really, really doesnt like them, one thing becomes clear: the dictum to "First Do No Harm is not in effect at River Valley. As time runs short, Lydia and Bill face a complicated and dangerous task: they must unlock the hospitals secrets to save an innocent man.

Most people believe Jimmy Antonelli is bad to the boneNew York detective and an old friend of the family Bill Smith is one of the few people who has ever been willing to give Jimmy a second chance. Given his own brushes with the law, Bill has an unsurprising sympathy for the youngest Antonelli brother.But this time Jimmy has gone too far. Theres a corpse of a local gangster in the cellar of Antonellis bar and Jimmy has disappeared... But finding Jimmy is going to be a whole lot easier than proving his innocence...A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Crime Novel

Some crimes strike too close to home...Private detective Bill Smith is hurtled headlong into the most provocative - and personal - case of his career when he receives a chilling late night telephone call from the NYPD. Theyre holding his fifteen-year-old nephew Gary. But before he can find out whats going on, Gary escapes Bills custody and disappears into the dark and unfamiliar streets...With his partner, Lydia Chin, Bill tries to find the missing teen and uncover what it is that has led him so far from home. Their search takes them to Garys family in a small town in New Jersey, where they discover that one of Garys classmates was murdered. Bill and Lydia delve into the crime-only to find it eerily similar to a decades-old murder-suicide...Please note: this novel is published in the US as WINTER AND NIGHT