Chin Yong-Yun Takes a Case

Lydia Chin & Bill Smith

by S.J. Rozan

Lydia Chin's mother, Chin Yong-Yun, does some detecting of her own. A short story by the Edgar-, Anthony-,and Shamus-winning author of GHOST HERO.

Genres: Mystery, Detective

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2011

About the author

SJ Rozan, a native New Yorker, is the author of the Bill Smith and Lydia Chin detective series as well as several stand-alone novels. She has won the the Edgar, Nero, Macavity, Shamus and Anthony awards for Best Novel and the Edgar award for Best Short Story. She is a former Mystery Writers of America National Board member, a current Sisters in Crime National Board member, and President of the Private Eye Writers of America. In January 2003 she was an invited speaker at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In February 2005 she will be Guest of Honor at the Left Coast Crime convention in El Paso, Texas. A former architect in a practice that focussed on police stations, firehouses, and zoos, SJ Rozan was born and raised in the Bronx. She currently lives in Greenwich Village, New York. (from the author's website)"
S.J. Rozan has a B.A. from Oberlin College and M.Arch from SUNY/Buffalo

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This very short story reveals that Lydia Chin’s mother has her own talents in detection and psychology.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything by SJ Rozan. This short story was particularly fun because it was told from Lydia Chin's mother's POV. She's pretty awesome.