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On the Line

A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel
by S.J. Rozan
On the Line: A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2010. 309p. ISBN 978-0-312-54449-2. $24.99. M
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OrangeReviewStarA phone call informs Bill Smith that he has 12 hours to find his partner, Lydia Chin (The Shanghai Moon), who has been kidnapped and hidden somewhere in Manhattan. Smith must follow the clues provided, and there may be no contact with the police. Of course things go wrong from the get-go.
VERDICT Rozan, winner of a host of crime fiction awards, comes up with new twists on the literary form and manages to kick it up a notch or two every time. This one is like a video game in which every location is full of lurking danger, technology is used to find information, and failure is possible at each turn. If you long for heart-stopping action and the most original characters outside of P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench Gang, look no further. [Library marketing.]
Reviewed by Jo Ann Vicarel , Aug 01, 2010
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