Monday, May 26, 2025

Eight top historical fiction titles set in America’s Chinatowns

At Book Riot Courtney Rodgers tagged eight works of historical fiction set in America’s varied Chinatowns. One title on the list:
City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley

During Chinatown New Year’s festivities, private investigator Miranda Corbie witnesses the death of Eddie Takahashi. Sure it’s a murder, Miranda informs the police and also decides to investigate on her own. Miranda’s other cases begin to intersect in a bizarre, sinister puzzle. First in a mystery series, City of Dragons takes readers through the bustling streets of 1940s San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Read about another book on the list.

The Page 69 Test: City of Dragons.

My Book, The Movie: City of Dragons.

--Marshal Zeringue