Lydia Chin has been asked to investigate a Chinese painter. He was supposed to have been killed at Tinneman Square but Lydia's client has reason to believe that there are new paintings being circulated. Is there some kind of fraud going on or is the painter really alive? Lydia and Bill jump into the investigation. They are soon joined by another Chinese private investigator who has ties to the Chinese art world. Besides getting shot at a few times, most of this case was settled over drinks - tea, coffee, cosmos, etc.
I love S.J. Rozan's series and Bill and Lydia seem like old friends. This book seemed to move a little slowly. It may have been because I read it in a choppy manner, just a little at a time or maybe it was because there never was a murder to solve. Overall though, I did enjoy the characters. Sometimes it was tough to keep the Chinese characters, thugs and diplomats alike, straight but it was enjoyable anyway.
Rating - B+
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