{"product_id":"this-is-a-bust","title":"This Is a Bust","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction. Asian American Studies. THIS IS A BUST, the second novel by awardwinning author Ed Lin, turns the conventions of hardboiled pulp stories on their head by exploring the unexotic and very real complexities of New York City s Chinatown, circa 1976, through the eyes of a ChineseAmerican cop. A Vietnam vet and an alcoholic, Robert Chow s troubles are compounded by the fact that he s basically communityrelations windowdressing for the NYPD: he s the only Chinese American on the Chinatown beat, and the only police officer who can speak Cantonese, but he s never assigned anything more challenging than appearances at store openings or community events. Chow is willing to stuff down his feelings and hang tight for a promotion to the detective track, despite the community unrest that begins to roil around him. But when his superiors remain indifferent to an old Chinese woman s death, he is forced to take matters into his own hands. THIS IS A BUST is at once a murder mystery, a noir homage and a devastating, uniquely nuanced portrait of a neighborhood in flux, stuck between old rivalries and youthful idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand: Kaya Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335626506485,"sku":"SONG1885030452","price":13.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/41DzEtk4VxL.jpg?v=1763989251","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/this-is-a-bust","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}