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"Ed Lins Incensed is a stylish, smart thriller for the mind, heart, and gut. Sex, music, history, politics, food, humor, and just a touch of violence and deathyou get it all. And when you're done, youll beg for more." Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Sympathizer
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-nans gangster uncle, Big Eye, asks a favor, Jing-nan cant exactly say no, especially because two goons are going to follow him around to make sure he gets it done right. The favor is this: Big Eyes 16-year-old daughter, Mei-ling, has a biker boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracksin Big Eyes gangster opinionand Big Eye wants Jing-nan to bring her to Taipei, away from the bad influences, and straighten her out.
It doesnt take Jing-nan long to discover Mei-ling is even more trouble than the average bratty, rebellious teenager. Shes been spoiled rotten and doesnt know how to take no for an answer. She has her fathers thugs wrapped around her finger and quickly becomes the miniature dictator of Jing-nans life. But Mei-ling is also hiding a secretone that puts her in harms way. If Jing-nan wants to save his cousin from her own demons, he has to figure out the truth, even if it tears his family apartagain.
Genre: Mystery
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-nans gangster uncle, Big Eye, asks a favor, Jing-nan cant exactly say no, especially because two goons are going to follow him around to make sure he gets it done right. The favor is this: Big Eyes 16-year-old daughter, Mei-ling, has a biker boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracksin Big Eyes gangster opinionand Big Eye wants Jing-nan to bring her to Taipei, away from the bad influences, and straighten her out.
It doesnt take Jing-nan long to discover Mei-ling is even more trouble than the average bratty, rebellious teenager. Shes been spoiled rotten and doesnt know how to take no for an answer. She has her fathers thugs wrapped around her finger and quickly becomes the miniature dictator of Jing-nans life. But Mei-ling is also hiding a secretone that puts her in harms way. If Jing-nan wants to save his cousin from her own demons, he has to figure out the truth, even if it tears his family apartagain.
Genre: Mystery
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