Chieh Chieng has clear sight and a distinctive voice, a devastating deadpan
wit. Geoffrey Wolff, author of The Duke of Deception

hilarious, fast-paced. Aimee Phan, author of We Should Never
Meet

In this funny and inventive novel, the Lums are a death-stalked Chinese-American family living
in Orange County, California. Ever since Grandpa Melvin was inspired to join the U.S. Army
after watching a Popeye movie, Lum after Lum has been doomed to an untimely demise, be
it by tainted cheeseburger or speeding ice-cream truck. Now young Louis must move back
home with his father, Sonny, to prevent him from enacting the revenge he promises, while
Louis also searches for a long-lost uncle in Hong Kong.

Chieh Chieng was born in Hong Kong and moved to Orange County, California, at the age of seven. He graduated from the creative writing program at the University of California, Irvine, and has been published in several literary magazines.

James Yaegashi has appeared in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions as well as in film and television roles. He also worked in Japan as a disc jockey on a popular music FM station. His voice-over credits include a featured role in the computer game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.