02967cam a2200493 i 4500 551741667 TxAuBib 20220324120000.0 210730s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021037009 9780393868074 hardcover 0393868079 hardcover (OCoLC)1252850118 TxAuBib rda Chang, Lan Samantha,. The family Chao : a novel / Lan Samantha Chang. First edition. New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022] 301 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "An acclaimed storyteller returns with "a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery" that explores "family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream" (Jean Kwok). The residents of Haven, Wisconsin have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead--presumed murdered--his sons find they've drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant's reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. "At once a brilliant reimagining of Dostoevsky and a wholly original and gripping story about the passions, rivalries, and searing pressures that roil a singular immigrant family."--Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions"-- Provided by publisher. 20220324. Chinese American families Fiction. Family-owned business enterprises Fiction. Chinese restaurants Fiction. Brothers Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Familles américaines d'origine chinoise Romans, nouvelles, etc. Entreprises familiales Romans, nouvelles, etc. Restaurants chinois Romans, nouvelles, etc. Frères Romans, nouvelles, etc. Meurtre Enquêtes Romans, nouvelles, etc. Secrets de famille Romans, nouvelles, etc. FICTION / Asian American. FICTION / Cultural Heritage. FICTION / Family Life / General. Homicide fiction. Wisconsin Fiction. Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery fiction.