Take a Trip Down the Concourse

I just read an interesting mystery novel set in New York City, mainly in the Bronx. The book, titled Concourse and written by S. J. Rozan, stars Private Investigator Bill Smith and his sidekick/love interest Lydia Chin. This is the second book in this series (the first is China Trade) and is a great story about life in the Bronx. Bill is assigned by his old friend Bobby Moran to investigate a brutal murder of a security officer at a nursing home in the Bronx, situated on the "Concourse." Bill poses undercover as a security office to try and discover the truth and meets some hardball criminals, sweet older people and other Bronx residents along the way. The story is a convoluted tale of corruption, but Bill works tirelessly to solve the mystery and find the truth. He is half in love with his partner, Lydia Chin, a tough Chinese woman who puts up with his shenanigans in spite of her distate for them! This is an entertaining New York P.I. and would be a great choice for anyone who enjoys police procedurals.