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The Family Chao (Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick)

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A reimagining of The Brothers Karamazov, The Family Chao successfully combines a propulsive literary mystery, a generational family drama, and the American immigrant story into one can't-put-it-down novel.

One of Literary Hub's and The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2022

A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Mystery of 2022


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, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners...

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