The latest in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, Ghost Hero has Lydia and Bill investigating a rumor about new paintings from a dissident Chinese artist, who was to have died at Tiananmen Square, 20 years ago. Lydia & Bill discover that their client is not who he claims, in addition to learning that another PI, Jack Lee, (who is also Chinese-American and an art expert to boot) is also investigating the rumored paintings. All three are in pursuit of Ghost Hero Chau’s paintings and end up teaming up to solve this mystery. Lydia’s cousin Linus makes a few appearances by proxy, helping Lydia smoke out the bad guys with some sophisticated technical subterfuge. Lydia, Bill, and Jack must tread lightly, as they untangle the threads leading to a US government office, a Chinese government office, several art dealers as well as budding artists and galleries. As usual, what seems like a simple and straightforward case becomes dangerous as the PI’s learn the true nature of their quest.