The Dead Can't Make a Living

Praise for The Dead Can’t Make a Living

“A heartfelt crime novel that reaches deep into the lives of a rich collection of characters . . . Jing-nan brings along plenty of humor while still following the lives of undocumented immigrants and their living conditions.”
—First Clue Reviews

“A refreshing multinationalism continues to run through the series, which folds Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Australian, Chinese, and Filipino characters into the action. Cheeky humor and a team of investigators you’ll want to hang with.”
—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Taipei Night Market Series

“A smart, stylish thriller for the mind, heart, and gut. Sex, music, history, politics, food, humor, and just a touch of violence and death—you get it all.”
—Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer

“Marvelously mordant.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“A master of Taipei noir. [Ed Lin] proves every good crime novel is a social novel.”
—Los Angeles Times

“A unique blend of tension, charm, tragedy and optimism, with characters you’ll love, and a setting so real you’ll think you’ve been there. Highly recommended.”
—Lee Child

“[An] inventively humanistic work, one with welcome instances of love, religious questioning (through a variety of faiths) and one terrifically effective episode of magical surrealism.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“A sidewalk noodle shop in Taipei’s Shilin Night Market during summer’s Ghost Month is the vivid backdrop . . . The plot twists come fast and furious as the story reaches its climax. Come for the exotic food and fascinating setting; stay for the characters.”
—The Boston Globe

“Lin is an astonishing talent.”
—Junot Díaz