The Shanghai Moon Audiobook

" liked it; page turner and everything came together at the end. "

" I think I found a new author - great book - loved how they twisted the past and the present. "

" It's a PI novel, it's an historical novel. It's New York now and Shanghai then. It's Bill and Lydia, and that's all you need to know. Read it. "

" OK... I'd only recommend it to people who like the series. "

" Best mystery I've read in awhile. This is different from her other books and much more riveting. There's some history involved in this mystery and it will take Lydia Chin all over Chinatown to solve this one. Really excellent read! "

" A very enjoyable book! I had a hard time putting it down when I had to go do other stuff. "

" I was hard to keep track of all the family ties sometimes, but great twists and turns. "

" Disappointing. Sophomoric dialog between Lydia and Bill, and Lydia and her buddy, Mary. Plot had potential, but got overshadowed by silly dialog and silly portrayal of ethnic American Chinese. Eventually became tedious and dull. I am in no hurry to pick up another Lydia Chin / Bill Smith Mystery. "

" This one really does do it all--well-plotted mystery, historical novel, engaging characters. . . It's great to receive recommendations from an author whose work I enjoy--in this case Laurie R. King. "

" Very interesting. Loved the history. Well researched. "

" So far pedestrian but lots of interesting detail about refugee Jews during WW II in Shanghai. "

" Intriguing plot. I learned about Jewish people fleeing to Shanghai which I had never heard before. Nice to have some history along with a mystery. "

" Rozan takes a fresh look at WWII by focusing on Jewish refugees who went to Shanghai. All of the books in this series are well written (and much celebrated), but this novel was particularly well plotted, with twists and turns at every step. "

" I loved this because it has both a contemporary storyline and historical action. Rozan weaves the plot back and forth between the two time periods with assurance. "

" Another mystery series that's pulled me in. Now I've got to go back and start reading from the beginning of the series. "

" I was enthralled by this book up to almost the end, where it got too complicated and as if the author was trying to include every possible ramification of WW II in Shanghai. "

" Absorbing, meaty plotting and a wonderful central character. New York/Chinatown is not quite to Rozan what Chicago is to Paretsky, but this book is literally more about cities we leave behind than the ones we inhabit, and the elision is harder to make. "

" Not as original as the first Lydia Chin novel, and a few too many threads for my liking. But I enjoyed reading the book. "

" good book. incredible detail. i had no idea that china was one of the places that refugees went during the war. good blend of history and the present "