num_pages: 275
description: It's a city within a city, of smells, sounds, dark shops, and close-knit families; it's a world all its own. And in all of New York's Chinatown, there is no one like P.I. Lydia Chin, who has a nose for trouble, a disapproving Chinese mother, and a partner named Bill Smith who's been living above a bar for sixteen years. Hired to find some precious stolen porcelain, Lydia follows a trail of clues from highbrow art dealers into a world of Chinese gangs. Suddenly, this case has become as complex as her community itself--and as deadly as a killer on the loose... 
language: English
title: China Trade
titlecomplete: China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1)
characters: Bill Smith, Lydia Chin
genres: New York, Asian Literature, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 2310
places: Chinatown, New York City, New York
series: Lydia Chin & Bill Smith
publisher: St. Martin's Press