A Loyal Character Dancer

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.

A Loyal Character Dancer
First edition
AuthorQiu Xiaolong
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Chen Cao
GenreMystery
PublisherSoho Press
Publication date
2002 September 30
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages360 pp
ISBN1-56947-301-3
OCLC49805501
813/.6 21
LC ClassPS3553.H537 L69 2002
Preceded byDeath of a Red Heroine 
Followed byWhen Red Is Black 

Plot summary

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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.