Ed Lin is the author of Waylaid. Published by Kaya in 2002, Waylaid was universally praised in a broad range of publications including Booklist, Asianweek and Playboy. Waylaid was named to Booklist's Editors Choice 2002 list and also won the Members' Choice Award from the Asian American Writers Workshop in 2003. This Is a Bust, Lin's second novel, was published by Kaya in December 2007 to a pre-publication starred review in Booklist. Ed Lin lives in New York with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung.
Genres: Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Taipei Night Market
1. Ghost Month (2014)
2. Incensed (2016)
3. 99 Ways to Die (2018)
4. Death Doesn't Forget (2022)
5. The Dead Can't Make a Living (2026)
1. Ghost Month (2014)
2. Incensed (2016)
3. 99 Ways to Die (2018)
4. Death Doesn't Forget (2022)
5. The Dead Can't Make a Living (2026)
Novels
Books containing stories by Ed Lin

Charlie Chan Is Dead 2 (2004)
At Home in the World: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction
(Charlie Chan Is Dead, book 2)
edited by
Jessica Hagedorn
Ed Lin recommends

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The Apology (2023)
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Hurt You (2023)
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