A Bitter Feast
Language: English
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1998
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.Gyre & Gimble
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Black paper-covered boards w/silver lettering. Minor edgewear. Front endpaper shows light wrinkle, otherwise text clean, tight, bright, no marks. Unclipped DJ wrinkled on front flap, curling at top edge.Private investigator Lydia Chin, sleuthing her way around NYC's Chinatown.
Seller Inventory # 260BR
- Title
- A Bitter Feast
- Author
- Rozan, S.J.
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312192592
- ISBN 13
- 9780312192594
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Series
- Book 5 of 16: Lydia Chin and Bill Smith
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction/Mystery/Suspense
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"You couldn't ask for better company than Lydia." --"Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer"
"A marvelous series...One of the best P.I. duos in contemporary mystery fiction." --"Booklist" (starred review)
"Superlative...a story that manages to satisfy all the senses." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Engaging, energetic Lydia is good company." --"Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Rozan skillfully measures out the layers of double-dealing, keeping her plot just twisty enough to spin it out with consummate professionalism. If you still don't know Lydia and Bill, you'll never have a better chance to meet them." --"Kirkus" (starred review)
Smart, crisp writing...The rich sights, sounds and textures of daily life in Chinatown are a sumptuous feast for jaded palates. "Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review"
You couldn't ask for better company than Lydia. "Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer"
A marvelous series...One of the best P.I. duos in contemporary mystery fiction. "Booklist (starred review)"
Superlative...a story that manages to satisfy all the senses. "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Engaging, energetic Lydia is good company. "Philadelphia Inquirer"
Rozan skillfully measures out the layers of double-dealing, keeping her plot just twisty enough to spin it out with consummate professionalism. If you still don't know Lydia and Bill, you'll never have a better chance to meet them. "Kirkus (starred review)""
Smart, crisp writing...The rich sights, sounds and textures of daily life in Chinatown are a sumptuous feast for jaded palates. Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
You couldn't ask for better company than Lydia. Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer
A marvelous series...One of the best P.I. duos in contemporary mystery fiction. Booklist (starred review)
Superlative...a story that manages to satisfy all the senses. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Engaging, energetic Lydia is good company. Philadelphia Inquirer
Rozan skillfully measures out the layers of double-dealing, keeping her plot just twisty enough to spin it out with consummate professionalism. If you still don't know Lydia and Bill, you'll never have a better chance to meet them. Kirkus (starred review)
""Smart, crisp writing...The rich sights, sounds and textures of daily life in Chinatown are a sumptuous feast for jaded palates." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"You couldn't ask for better company than Lydia." --Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer
"A marvelous series...One of the best P.I. duos in contemporary mystery fiction." --Booklist (starred review)
"Superlative...a story that manages to satisfy all the senses." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Engaging, energetic Lydia is good company." --Philadelphia Inquirer
"Rozan skillfully measures out the layers of double-dealing, keeping her plot just twisty enough to spin it out with consummate professionalism. If you still don't know Lydia and Bill, you'll never have a better chance to meet them." --Kirkus (starred review)
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