Ed Lin is a journalist by training and an all-around stand-up kinda guy. He’s the author of several books: Waylaid, his literary debut, and his 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.
Praise for Ghost Month
A LibraryJournal Best Book of 2014
BookRiot 100 Must-Read Novels of Noir
"A sidewalk noodle shop in Taipei’s Shilin Night Market during
summer’s Ghost Month is the vivid backdrop for Ed Lin’s Ghost Month
. . . 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
"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. Highly recommended."
—Lee Child
"As in the crime novels of one of his literary mentors, Raymond
Chandler, Lin's prose is frequently image-laden. Ghost Month is
also an excellent introduction to Taipei's food culture—readers are
likely to head to the nearest noodle shop after they've finished
the book."
—South China Morning Post
“Cover’s 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
"Lin vividly describes the open-air night market where Jing-nan
works. He also explains the knotty relationship between business,
cops and gangsters without passing judgment."
—San Antonio Express-News
"It wouldn’t be an Ed Lin book if there weren’t also humor in the
story. Lin uses descriptions of Jing-nan’s funny and endearing
relationships with his two food stall employees, Dwayne and
Frankie, and his encounters with eccentric Shilin Market workers to
balance Jing-nan’s sad and lonely search for who Julia was . . . a
book with a great sense of place, a good story, interesting
characters, and a tender heart."
—Murder By The Book, Starred Review
"This is pure and perfect suspense and a book that is almost
impossible to put down. If it doesn't win a few awards we'll be
surprised."
—Crimespree Magazine
"Hold on for a breathtaking, multi-cultural ride. With some good
luck and a few well-placed joss sticks, you just might
survive."
—Martin Limón, author of Nightmare Range
"I would imagine most readers, like me, are not that familiar with
Taiwan but Ed Lin will rectify that situation . . . As an armchair
traveler I found this a fascinating journey."
—Register-Pajaronian
"Taiwan’s traditions play a major role in Lin’s category-defying
thriller that manages to be both funny and profound. Lin writes
with strong literary overtones and delivers a bang-up finale sure
to keep readers engaged well past lights out."
—Library Journal, Starred Review
"For a guy who scoffs at the ghosts revered by so many of his
fellow Taiwanese, droll everyman Jing-nan, a night-market food
stall manager, ironically finds himself spending much of his time
chasing one as he investigates the murder of his childhood
sweetheart, Julia Huang, in this darkly comic thriller from
Lin."
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Offers full-sensory descriptions of Taipei’s night market that are
perfect for armchair travelers, especially if they like their
vacations spiced up with odd companions and exotic Mob
violence."
—Booklist
"The teeming Taipei setting and the tormented hero combine to
create a furious energy that transcends a whodunit plot."
—Kirkus Reviews
"A rich and fascinating account of an unfamiliar world."
—Reviewing the Evidence
"Depicts the prevailing culture of this vibrant international city,
and hones in on key elements of social behavior, language and
mores. Ghost Month is superbly written and provides plenty of
conversational fodder making it an ideal selection for book
clubs."
—BookBrowse
"Hopefully this unique protagonist will reappear in a sequel
further exploring the exuberant setting of the night market of
Taipei."
—Stop, You're Killing Me
Praise for Ed Lin
"Lin is an astonishing talent."
—Junot Díaz
"Lin's unsentimental, purely realist--not naturalist, not
socialist, not postmodernist—novel raises hopes that American
fiction may yet grow up."
—Booklist (Starred Review for Waylaid)
"Ed Lin is a new writer, but he has the eye and wit of a pro.
Waylaid will make you laugh and cringe."
—Playboy (for Waylaid)
"Paints a convincing picture of Manhattan's Chinatown. Readers
interested in the integration of Asian-Americans into American
society, as well as those who like gritty procedurals, will be well
rewarded."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review for Snakes Can't Run)
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