A Loyal Character Dancer
Appearance
Author | Qiu Xiaolong |
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Language | English |
Series | Inspector Chen Cao |
Genre | Mystery |
Publisher | Soho Press |
Publication date | 2002 September 30 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 360 pp |
ISBN | 1-56947-301-3 |
OCLC | 49805501 |
813/.6 21 | |
LC Class | PS3553.H537 L69 2002 |
Preceded by | Death of a Red Heroine |
Followed by | When Red Is Black |
A Loyal Character Dancer is a book by Qiu Xiaolong. The book features Chief Inspector Chen Cao and his friend/sidekick Detective Yu. It was published in 2002.
Plot summary
[edit]One morning in the park by the Bund, Chief Inspector Chen finds a dead body with precisely 18 axe wounds. He decides to take up the case - however, he is also ordered to escort a U.S. Marshal (Catherine Rohn) and assist her with her investigation. In this case, it means going to look for the wife of a witness in a human-smuggling investigation who will not talk unless his wife is with him. Things are complicated by the fact that the woman has gone missing.