{"product_id":"caught-dead-a-rick-van-lam-mystery-9781464203305","title":"Caught Dead: A Rick Van Lam Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Lanh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Private Investigators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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 of the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45082792001687,"sku":"9781464203305","price":1015.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781464203305.webp?v=1767635140","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/caught-dead-a-rick-van-lam-mystery-9781464203305","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}