About this item
A murder at the Blue Dragon, a small apartment building in San Francisco's Chinatown, prompts the absentee owner to hire Chinese American Peter Strand to calm the anxious tenants. But Strand isn't exactly what he appears to be. Neither are the tenants, who on the surface seem to be regular people going about their lives. Strand, a forensic accountant by trade, doesn't intend to investigate the murder, but he soon realizes that this isn't a gang-related killing, as the police believe. The murder was committed by one of the tenants. Finding out which one exposes the secrets of the Blue Dragon and brings Strand face-to-face with a few ghosts of his own.
About the Author
Ronald Tierney's The Stone Veil introduced semi-retired, Indianapolis-based private investigator "Deets" Shanahan. The book was a finalist in St. Martin Press' "Best First Private Eye Novel" competition, and nominated for the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for "Best First Novel." Killing Frost is the eleventh in the Shanahan series. Until recently, Tierney lived in San Francisco, the setting for the Paladino-Lang series and a new novella, The Blue Dragon, which was just released. The Black Tortoise is due out in 2017. Tierney, who now lives in Palm Springs, was founding editor of NUVO Newsweekly, an Indianapolis alternative weekly, and the editor of a San Francisco monthly. For more information visit www.ronaldtierney.com. Also visit http://lifedeathandfog.blogspot.com for posts on crime fiction and films, and occasional rants. For more information, visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Tierney
