Ed Lin

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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2002
  • Latest Book:
    April 2026
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Full Series List in Order

Robert Chow

1 - Snakes Can't Run (Apr-2010)
2 - One Red Bastard (Apr-2012)

A Taipei Night Market Novel

1 - Ghost Month (Jul-2014)
2 - Incensed (Oct-2016)
3 - 99 Ways to Die (Oct-2018)
4 - Death Doesn't Forget (Jul-2022)

Book List in Order: 10 titles

  • Waylaid

    Waylaid is the story of a Chinese American boy who struggles to grow up in the grip of an overcharged sexual environment. With a daily routine that involves renting out rooms to johns and hookers at his parents' sleazy hotel, the narrator loses his g...

  • This Is a Bust

    Set in New York's Chinatown in 1976, this sharp and gritty novel is a mystery set against the backdrop of a city in turmoilRobert Chow is a Vietnam vet and an alcoholic. He's also the only Chinese American cop on the Chinatown beat, and the only poli...

  • Snakes Can't Run

    Robert Chow - 1

    An epic of New York Chinatown noir in the vein of George Pelecanos and Richard Price, this is the riveting sequel to the highly acclaimedThis Is a Bust It's a hot summer in New York's Chinatown in 1976 and Robert Chow, the Chinese-American detect...

  • One Red Bastard

    Robert Chow - 2

    It's the fall of 1976. New York's Chinatown is in turmoil over news that Mao's daughter is seeking asylum in the U.S. The series hero Robert Chow is a neighborhood detective in training, and he is thrilled when his girlfriend Lonnie scores an interv...

  • Ghost Month

    A Taipei Night Market Novel - 1

    Welcome to Unknown Pleasures, a food stand in Taipei's night market named after a Joy Division album, and also the location for a big-hearted new mystery set in the often undocumented Taiwan. August is Ghost Month in Taiwan -- a time to pay respec...

  • Incensed

    A Taipei Night Market Novel - 2

    Family secrets come to light in this dark, comedic crime caper set in Taipei during the annual Mid-Autumn Festival.  In Taiwan, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for prioritizing family. When 25-year-old Jing-nan’s gangster uncle, Big Eye, asks...

  • 99 Ways to Die

    A Taipei Night Market Novel - 3

    In Taipei, Taiwan, the kidnapping of a Mainlander billionaire throws national media into a tizzy -- not least because of the famous victim’s vitriolic anti-immigration politics. Jing-nan has known Peggy Lee, a bullying frenemy who runs her fami...

  • David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Unless He Gets into an Ivy League College

    “You’re not allowed to have a girlfriend until college,” my mother warned. “And you’d better get into an Ivy League school!”

    David Tung Can’t Get a Girlfriend until He Gets into an Ivy League College is the first official youn...

  • Death Doesn't Forget

    A Taipei Night Market Novel - 4

    Jing-nan, owner of a popular night market food stall, is framed for a string of high-profile murders -- why does it seem like he's always the one left holding the skewer? The fourth entry to Ed Lin's Taipei mystery series is as hilarious and poignant...



  • The Dead Can't Make a Living

    “A unique blend of tension, charm, tragedy, and optimism, with characters you’ll love and a setting so real you’ll think you’ve been there. Highly recommended.” -- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series Ed Lin's big-hearted, eye-openi...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ed Lin has published 10 books.

The next book by Ed Lin, The Dead Can't Make a Living, will be published in April 2026.

The first book by Ed Lin, Waylaid, was published in February 2002.

Yes. Ed Lin has 2 series.
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