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Caught Dead

af Andrew Lanh

Serier: Rick Van Lam (1)

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One of the beautiful Le sisters is dead. Hartford, Connecticut's small Vietnamese community is stunned. Mary Le Vu, wife of a poor grocery-store owner, is gunned down in a drive-by. Her twin sister insists dutiful Mary wouldn't be caught dead" in that drug-infested zone. The police rule it an unlucky accident. Skeptics hire private eye Rick Van Lam to get to the truth. Amerasian Rick - his father an unknown US soldier - is one of the Bui Doi, children ofthe dust, so often rejected by Vietnamese culture. But his young sidekick, Hank Nguyen, a pureblood Vietnamese, can help Rick navigate the closed world of Little Saigon. Surrounded by close friends - a former-Rockette landlady, his crusty mentor, and his ex-wife Liz - Rick immerses himself in a world that rejects him, but now needs his help. Especially when a second murder strikes in 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 Hartford's exclusive white suburbs to the impoverished inner city. To solve the murders - and bring closure to Mary's grieving circle - Rick looks to long-buried memories of his Buddhist childhood for the wisdom that will lead him to a murderer. Caught Dead starts a smart, unusual series. "… (mere)
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Not everyone believes beautiful Mary Le's death in a drive-by shooting was an accident. Although he's left his days as a policeman behind, Rick Van Lam is asked to investigate. As a boi doi, the child of a Vietnamese mother and a US soldier, Rick isn't always welcome in Connecticut's Vietnamese community but with the help of his young friend, Hank, his landlady - a former Rockette, and his ex-wife, Rick is determined to uncover the truth about Mary's death.

Fast-paced and well-plotted with and interesting "outsider" as the main character, this is an entertaining read and hopefully the first of many Rick Van Lam mysteries.

Note: this review is based on an ARC received from the publisher
  astraplain | Feb 20, 2015 |
Rick Van Lam is a boi doi. In Vietnamese this means he is a child of dust. His mother was a Vietnamese woman and his father an unknown American soldier. Born during the Vietnamese war, Rick was scorned by both cultures. His mother abandoned him to a Catholic Charity when he was about five years old. Eventually, by about his thirteenth year, no one knew his exact birthday, he was sent to the States where he was adopted. Rick adjusted fairly well, going on to study Criminal Justice in college. He did a stint as a policeman that ended after a fatal shoot out with a street punk. Rick turned to a less violent side of the law, taking a job as a private investigator for a small one man insurance investigation firm. He supplemented his income by teaching Criminal Justice at a local college in Hartford, Ct. Rick reconnected with his Vietnamese heritage through Hank Nguyen, one of his criminology students. Hank was full blooded Vietnamese and at first they didn’t hit it off very well. Hank had been raised by his family to regard people like Rick, half Vietnamese, half American, as someone to be hated and demeaned. After a series of confrontations the two found much common ground and become the best of friends. Hank even invited Rick into his home. Although Hank’s father and grandfather continued to hang onto their hatred, Hank’s grandmother and mother soon welcomed Rick into their family. Rick took Hank under his wing and began to teach him the ins and outs of being a private investigator. Their first big challenge comes when a relative of Hank’s is shot down in broad daylight on a street corner in the heart of a drug infested, gangland area of the city. A place where the beautiful Ms. Le would never be caught dead. This is an entertaining book, with a good plot that is very convoluted. I enjoyed learning more about the Vietnamese American culture. Book provided for review by Poisoned Pen Press. ( )
  Ronrose1 | Oct 12, 2014 |
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One of the beautiful Le sisters is dead. Hartford, Connecticut's small Vietnamese community is stunned. Mary Le Vu, wife of a poor grocery-store owner, is gunned down in a drive-by. Her twin sister insists dutiful Mary wouldn't be caught dead" in that drug-infested zone. The police rule it an unlucky accident. Skeptics hire private eye Rick Van Lam to get to the truth. Amerasian Rick - his father an unknown US soldier - is one of the Bui Doi, children ofthe dust, so often rejected by Vietnamese culture. But his young sidekick, Hank Nguyen, a pureblood Vietnamese, can help Rick navigate the closed world of Little Saigon. Surrounded by close friends - a former-Rockette landlady, his crusty mentor, and his ex-wife Liz - Rick immerses himself in a world that rejects him, but now needs his help. Especially when a second murder strikes in 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 Hartford's exclusive white suburbs to the impoverished inner city. To solve the murders - and bring closure to Mary's grieving circle - Rick looks to long-buried memories of his Buddhist childhood for the wisdom that will lead him to a murderer. Caught Dead starts a smart, unusual series. "

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