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In the midst of a cutthroat mayoral election, a ship smuggling Chinese refugees runs aground on Alcatraz. With the entire crew murdered, the crime screams professional assassin. Is it a coincidence that Cape Weather's friend Sally–trained to be a deadly force by a Chinese secret society–... read more
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Summary edit
Soon after an ancient talisman is smuggled out of Hong Kong, a container ship filled with Chinese refugees runs aground on Alcatraz, the crew murdered.
The Chinese Triads suspect one of their own, a female assassin named Sally known to have a complex relationship with a San Francisco... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Cape Weathers: Private Investigator
- Vincent "Vinnie" Mango: San Francisco Police Dept.
- Beauregard "Beau" Jones: SFPD, Vinnie's partner
- Richard Choffer: publisher
- Harold Yan: District Supervisor, running for mayer
- Sally: Cape's partner, martial arts instructor
- Li Mei: Sally's nanny when she was 5
- Mitch Yeung: SFPD
- Master Xan: instructor at an "orpanage/school" in Hong Kong
- Linda Katz: reporter
- Sloth: computer wiz, friend of Linka Katz
- Freddie Wang: Chinese gangster
- Hideyoshi Kano: gangster in Tokyo
- Michael Long: owner of GASP (Great Ass, Sexy Package) jeans
- Zhang Hui: eldest son of Zhang Hong, the Dragon Head
- Zhang Wen: younger son of Zhang Hong, the Dragon Head
- John Williams: FBI Special Agent
- Jimmy Dickerson: FBI Special Agent
- Dong: former Triad member
- Shaiming: Harold Yan's bodyguard
- Ross Alley: Add a description of this character.
- Frank Alessi
- Lim
- Lin
- Rex
- Judith
- Chan
- Zhang Hong
- Shen
- Lucy
- Jimmy
- Betty
- Stan
- Howard McClosky
- Su Quan
- Jun
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Cape Weathers just wanted to know what time it was before he died.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tim Maleeny (Author)
Awards edit
- Macavity Awards (Finalist, 2008: Best First Mystery)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
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