If I were Liz Williams’ publisher I think I might be wishing that she’d just write a bunch of standard detective novels that can easily be adapted to TV. But Liz is an SF writer at heart, and so the Inspector Chin series has acquired a story arc and a succession of more and more apocalyptic plots. As a reader, I’m not complaining. As with the other two, Precious Dragon is great fun. As long as there will be another book, I’m happy.