Taipei Night Market #04: Death Doesn't Forget

Taipei Night Market #04: Death Doesn't Forget
Ed Lin
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Hardback
h209 x 139mm
19 Jul 2022 US
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9781641293273
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Jing-nan, owner of a popular night market food stall, is framed for a string of high-profile murders-why does it seem like he' s always the one left holding the skewer? The fourth entry to Ed Lin' s Taipei mystery series is as hilarious and poignant as ever. Taipei is rocked by the back-to-back murders of a recent lottery winner and a police captain just as the city is preparing to host the big Austronesian Cultural Festival, which has brought in indigenous performers from all around the Pacific Rim to the island nation of Taiwan. Jing-nan, the proprietor of Unknown Pleasures, a popular food stand at Taipei' s largest night market, is thrown into the intrigue. Is he being set up to take the rap, or will he be the next victim? The fallout could jeopardize Jing-nan' s relationship with his girlfriend, Nancy, who is herself soon caught up in the drama, and is increasingly annoyed at Jing-nan' s failure to propose to her. Jing-nan also has to be careful not to alienate his trusty workers Dwayne and Frankie the Cat, who are facing their own personal trials. Dwayne struggles to reconnect with his roots as a person of aboriginal descent, while septuagenarian Frankie helps a fellow veteran with dementia, intertwining stories that illuminate decades of Taiwanese history. Jing-nan, meanwhile, has to untangle the mystery of the killings while keeping his food stall afloat against hip new competition. Both his life, and his Instagram follower count, hang in the balance.

Taipei Night Market #01: Ghost Month - (not currently available)
Taipei Night Market #02: Incensed - (not currently available)
Taipei Night Market #03: 99 Ways to Die
#04: Death Doesn't Forget

Praise for Death Doesn' t Forget "We' re treated to Lin' s always wonderful array of characters, bits of Taiwanese history, and explanations of the current political scene-all without feeling like we' re in school. Lin is definitely a satirist, but this novel is deeply poignant at the same time. " -First Clue Praise for the Taipei Night Market Novels "A stylish, smart thriller for the mind, heart, and gut. Sex, music, history, politics, food, humor, and just a touch of violence and death-you get it all. And when you' re done, you' ll beg for more. " -Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer "A unique blend of tension, charm, tragedy and optimism, with characters you' ll love, and a setting so real you' ll think you' ve been there. " -Lee Child "A sidewalk noodle shop in Taipei' s Shilin Night Market during summer' s Ghost Month is the vivid backdrop . . . The plot twists come fast and furious as the story reaches its climax. Come for the exotic food and fascinating setting; stay for the characters. " -The Boston Globe "Covers Taiwan' s complicated political identity and relationship with mainland China, all during one of the most remarkable times of the year: Ghost Month. " -To the Best of Our Knowledge "Pure and perfect suspense and a book that is almost impossible to put down. " -Crimespree Magazine
Ed Lin is a journalist by training and an all-around stand-up kinda guy. He' s the author of the Taipei Night Market series- Ghost Month, Incensed, and 99 Ways to Die; his literary debut, Waylaid; and the Robert Chow crime series set in 1970s Manhattan Chinatown- This Is a Bust, Snakes Can' t Run, and One Red Bastard. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. Lin lives in New York with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung, and son.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781641293273
Published: 19 Jul 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Soho Press
Publisher: Soho Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 209mm
Width: 139mm
Pages: 1

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