S. J. Rozan is the author of Family Business, The Art of Violence, Paper Son, and many other crime novels. She has won multiple awards for her fiction, including the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, Macavity, the Japanese Maltese Falcon, and the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award. S. J. was born and raised in the Bronx and now lives in lower Manhattan.
"Mayors of New York provides a different take on the private
detective novel, flawlessly interweaving the grit of NYC,
intricacies of politics and the juxtaposition of those in power vs.
those with none. Rozan keeps the reader on the edge of their seat
with an action-packed, entertaining, and suspenseful thriller from
start to finish. The 15th installment in the Lydia Chin and Bill
Smith series is not one to miss."
*Criminal Element*
"Jaded, morally challenged adults can make formidable adversaries,
but then so can run-of-the-mill teenagers. The pool of potential
baddies is doubly deep in S.J. Rozan's The Mayors of New York,
another brisk, droll, and diverting title in the Lydia Chin/Bill
Smith mystery series. Inevitably, The Mayors of New York has its
share of Gotham-style politics and, as ever, the series offers a
sightseeing tour of the Big Apple."
*Shelf Awareness*
"While politics are at the crux of The Mayors of New
York, Rozan goes deeper in showing how evil can hide in plain
sight. The Mayors of New York contains plenty of predators and
prey, each believable. This is a series that shows no signs of
slowing down as The Mayors of New York proves."
*Oline Cogdill, The Sun Sentinel*
"It’s suspenseful, it’s twisty, it’s soaked to the core with the
complexities and contradictions of New York, and it’s ridiculously
good."
*Neil Nyren, The Big Thrill*
"Rozan allows the Big Apple to shine by depicting its diversity and
the many 'mayors' that rule the city’s neighborhoods, from
Chinatown to upscale enclaves in the Bronx. The characterizations
are brilliant, and Bill’s voice narrating is a total delight."
*Booklist, starred review*
"PIs Smith and Chin tackle a pair of hot potato mysteries in Edgar
winner Rozan’s excellent 15th outing for the duo. Rozan has never
been better at quip-filled dialogue that Rex Stout would be proud
of, and once again excels at evoking the tangled power dynamics of
contemporary New York City. This superior series shows no sign of
losing steam."
*Publishers Weekly, starred review*
"Lydia Chin and Bill Smith hit the big time, in good ways and bad,
when they’re hired by New York City’s mayor—at least, the official
one. As usual, Rozan is less interested in hiding the culprits than
in providing a consistently brisk and illuminating tour of the
city, gently probing the underside of any number of rocks, and
supplying a triple-barreled climax that will answer all your
questions and then some. Professional-grade work from two of the
best private eyes on the scene."
*Kirkus Reviews*
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