The Shanghai Moon

Chinese-American P. I. Lydia Chin is brought in by former mentor Joel Pilarsky to help with a case that crosses continents, cultures, and decades.

In Shanghai, excavation has unearthed a cache of European jewelry dating back to World War II. The jewelry was immediately stolen by a Chinese official who fled to New York City. Hired by a lawyer specializing in the recovery of Holocaust assets, Chin and Pilarsky are to find any and all leads to the missing jewels. But Lydia soon learns that there is much more to the story than they've been told.

©2008 S. J. Rozan (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks America

Plot Twists and Rich History

I thought this was Rozan's best book ever. Worth waiting for. The narrator was very good except she has a few problems with pronunciation of a couple of not very obscure Yiddish words.

Really good

Most enjoyable history lesson. I like this series more and more. Looking forward to the next one.

great story, terrible narrator

What did you like best about The Shanghai Moon? What did you like least?

The history was really interesting but the dialogue seemed immature particularly for the main character and this problem was exacerbated by the terrible narration. I will try another book by this writer that is narrated by someone else.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

She made several characters' voices too high pitched and childlike. I almost stopped listening several times it was so annoying.

Don't pass up this one!

This should come with warnings.
1. Don't listen while driving. May cause you to drive miles past your intended destination, and not even care.
2. Don't listen while cooking, if this can not be avoided, please set timers.
3. Don't listen while knitting, unless you are very good at tinking. (un-knitting your mistakes)
4. Don't listen while trying to drift off to sleep at night, if you need to get up early, and have a cranky boss.
5. Do listen while pulling weeds. You will probably be able to pull weeds for hours and not even realize you are still toiling in the dirt after the sun has gone down.

You will find yourself swept away to war torn China by way of New York's own Chinatown and a beautiful mystery spanning generations. It has enough twist, turns and surprises to keep you hanging on til the last word is spoken. The writing is amazing, and beautiful, and the story telling is engaging.

This is the best read/listen I have had in some time. Now I must go tink all the knitting I have done since I started the book. Don't know how I messed up so bad and didn't even notice until the book was over.

Terrible Narrator!!

Would you try another book from S. J. Rozan and/or Samantha Quann?

Certainly will look go SJ Rozan but never by Samantha Quann

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

To have the previous narrator

What didn’t you like about Samantha Quann’s performance?

Performance for all characters the same.

Any additional comments?

Could not finish listening and returned book.