Caught Dead, Andrew Lanh
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Caught Dead
A Rick Van Lam Mystery

Author: Andrew Lanh

Narrator: Feodor Chin

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/10/2015


Synopsis

When one of the beautiful Le sisters is killed, Hartford, Connecticuts small Vietnamese community is stunned. Mary Le Vu, wife of a poor grocery store owner, is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Her twin sister insists that dutiful Mary wouldnt be caught dead in that drug-infested zone, but the police rule it an unlucky accident. Skeptics hire private eye Rick Van Lam to get to the truth. Amerasian Rick is one of the bui doichildren of the dustwho are so often rejected by Vietnamese culture. But his young sidekick, Hank Nguyen, a pureblood Vietnamese man, can help Rick navigate the closed world of Little Saigon. Surrounded by close friendsa former Rockette landlady, his crusty mentor, and his ex-wife LizRick immerses himself in a world that rejects him but now needs his helpespecially when a second murder strikes Little Saigon. Rick and Hank delve into the families of the Le sisters, one poor, one very rich, and uncover a world of explosive ethnic tension and sinister criminal activity ranging from Hartfords exclusive white suburbs to the impoverished inner city. To solve the murders and bring closure to Marys grieving circle, Rick looks to long-buried memories of his Buddhist childhood for the wisdom that will lead him to a murderer.

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