No Colder Place (1997)

by S. J. Rozan

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Series: Bill Smith/Lydia Chin (4)

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Bill Smith is going undercover again as a favor to an old friend who wants him to investigate thievery on the 40-story Manhattan site of Crowell Construction's latest project. His bricklaying is a little rusty, but passable as he checks out the foreman who's under suspicion. A crane operator has disappeared--along with some heavy machinery. But when a well-orchestrated riot causes the foreman's "accidental" death, Smith plunges into a morass of bribery, blackmail and blood looking for answers. With the help of his Chinese-American partner Lydia Chin, he follows a trail of twisted loyalties, old-fashioned greed and organized crime to its heart-stopping conclusion. Murder--with no end in sight. S.J. Rozan won the 1998 Anthony Award for No Colder Place.… (more)

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In this Rain by S. J. Rozan (infosleuth)
infosleuth: Both of these books take place in New York City and are concerned with accidents that take place on building sites. No colder place is part of the Bill Smith/Lydia Chin series while In this rain is a political mystery/thriller. Both are outstanding.

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AnnaHernandez | Oct 17, 2019 |

Another Bill Smith novel in this series where the two central characters -- Bill Smith and his partner Lydia Chin -- take turns as narrator. In this one, Smith has gone under cover as a construction worker, to investigate theft on the site. The detail about the construction industry is interesting, and the plot compelling. (

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annbury | Sep 18, 2010 |

A cocky private eye takes on a job to investigate the problems happening on a construction site - scams, missing machinery, dead bodies. A huge conspiracy begins to unravel. "There is no colder place" than a building under construction before it has been closed in. The plot was hard to follow at times, over the top, and slow. But still a good read, interesting first person perspectives. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
S. J. Rozan	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Martinez Yuste, Olga	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vogel, Sky	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Anthony Award (Nominee – Novel – 1998)

Barry Award (Nominee – Novel – 1998)

Shamus Award (Shortlist – PI Hardcover – 1998)

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No Colder Place

Original title

No Colder Place

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1997

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Lydia Chin

Bill Smith

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Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

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Epigraph

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For Umberto, Allessandra, Jurek, Tom, and Gary,
who should have been here,
and for Tommy, who was

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There's no place colder than a construction site.

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Keith Kahla

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Bill Smith is going undercover again as a favor to an old friend who wants him to investigate thievery on the 40-story Manhattan site of Crowell Construction's latest project. His bricklaying is a little rusty, but passable as he checks out the foreman who's under suspicion. A crane operator has disappeared--along with some heavy machinery. But when a well-orchestrated riot causes the foreman's "accidental" death, Smith plunges into a morass of bribery, blackmail and blood looking for answers. With the help of his Chinese-American partner Lydia Chin, he follows a trail of twisted loyalties, old-fashioned greed and organized crime to its heart-stopping conclusion. Murder--with no end in sight. S.J. Rozan won the 1998 Anthony Award for No Colder Place.

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