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In the follow up novel to WHITE GINGER, Thatcher Robinson takes us back to San Francisco's Chinatown and Souxon ("people finder") Bai Jiang. She and her partner Lee receive a visit from a dodgy San Francisco police detective, who wants to hire Bai to find Daniel Chen, a foreign national who is believed to have been the source of a drug heist gone wrong that led to the death of a cop.
Meanwhile, on the home front, Bai's surrogate mother is encouraging her to find a husband, and the prime candidate is a textile magnate with a domineering mother. That the family has shady ties to drugs and gambling as well isn't nearly as much a worry as the ongoing family feud within the extended clan.
In searching for the mysterious Daniel Chen, things begin to go terribly wrong. Bai crosses paths with a Latin gang and another mysterious figure who seems to be working with the police detective
that hired Bai. Nothing seems to be adding up as Bai and her partner Lee begin to become the target of attacks from all sides.
Unfortunately, this story is not as promising as Robinson's first book, although his characters are likable and the story's setting is always interesting and well integrated into the plot. However, the book's ending requires some real piecing together in a rushed few pages and is likely to leave fans feeling less than satisfied with the story's resolution.
§ Christine Zibas is a freelance writer and former director of publications for a Chicago nonprofit.
Reviewed by Christine Zibas, November 2014
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