Snakes Can't Run (Robert Chow)

ISBN: 0062444190

Author: Lin, Ed

Condition: Used

This epic of Chinatown Noir is the riveting sequel to This Is a BustSet in New York City in 1976, Snakes Cant Run finds NYPD detective Robert Chow still haunted by the horrors of his past and relegated to tedious undercover work.When the bodies of two undocumented Chinese men are found under the Brooklyn Bridge underpass, Chow is drawn into the case.Most of the officers in his precinct are concerned with a terrorist group targeting the police, but Chows investigation puts him on the trail of a ring of ruthless human smugglers who call themselves the snakeheads.As Chow gets closer to solving the murder, dangerous truths about his own familys past begin to emerge.Steeped in retro urban attitude, and ripe with commentary on minorities roles in American society, this gritty procedural will appeal to fans of George Pelecanos and S.J. Rozan.