Author:S. J. Rozan
They call him the Ghost Hero.
Chau Chun is a renowned artist and controversial painter. And rumours of new work by him has the media in a frenzy – and sees Lydia Chin and Bill Smith hired to follow the whispers to their source.
They soon discover that Chau has been officially dead for over twenty years, killed in the Tianamen Square uprising.
Are Lydia and Bill really chasing a ghost?
excellent . . . engaging characters, crisp dialogue, intelligent storytelling, and a minimum of violence add up to another winner for Rozan
—— Publishers WeeklyRozan delivers another thoroughly entertaining, meticulously plotted and utterly riveting installment of her Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series. It feels like welcoming in old friends who have a knack for getting themselves into the weirdest sort of scrapes...
—— Romantic TimesA first-class police procedural
—— Independent on SundayThe real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do
—— Sean French , IndependentMankell's long, subtle, involving novel could turn you to crime
—— Daily TelegraphA page-turning caper filled with well-timed surprises...there is also the saving grace of Reacher's deadpan humor -as when he is sawing with a motel key at a captive's rope bindings. "Don't you have a knife?" the man asks. "I have a toothbrush,! Reacher responds. "That won't help," the captive says, to which Reacher retorts: "It's good against plaque."
—— Wall Street JournalWith Child, you can always count on furious action - and a damned good time.
—— Miami HeraldMasterful writing and storytelling...Child makes it look effortless...If there were such a thing as a writer-magician, Lee Child woud be the face above the cloak.
—— Washington PostChild always puts his heart into the elaborate quasi-military operations he cooks up for Reacher...But there's something even more chilling about those lonesome hours spent riding the Interstate, watching the rundown family farms and commercial strip malls and topless bars go by.
—— International Herald TribuneWill leave the legion of Reacher addicts satisfied but craving for their next fix.
—— Irish IndependentThe most satisfying of all 17 thrillers in the series. The unfolding of events nudges along at just the right rate... toward an authentically gripping climax.
—— Toronto Star