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Country United States Publication date 2002 September 30 Pages 360 pp Originally published 30 September 2002 Preceded by Death of a Red Heroine Genre Mystery | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (Hardback) ISBN 1-56947-301-3 Followed by When Red Is Black Publisher Soho Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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.
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