Synopses & Reviews
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, has disappeared? The private investigator knows little about Sally's murky history as an orphan in Hong Kong. But she has saved his butt umpteen times, and Cape wants to return the favor. With help from a neurotic cop, a drug lord, and an autistic computer genius, he scours the darkest corners of San Francisco's Chinatown searching for the snakehead, the leader of the human smuggling ring that will lead him to Sally. From the ancient Triads of Hong Kong to Chinatown's underground, this electrifying thriller penetrates the sinister and fascinating world of organized crime.
Review
"Despite Cape's lead billing, Sally's story take center stage in this debut mystery. Most readers will want to see more of Cape and Sally." Library Journal
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"[An] intriguing story....[A] promising first novel." Booklist
Synopsis
From San Francisco's Chinatown to the Triads of Hong Kong, this electrifying thriller follows private detective Cape Weathers as he attempts to tear down a human smuggling ring and find his friend Sally - a former assassin trained by a Chinese secret society.
About the Author
Tim Maleeny is a San Francisco-based writer whose short stories appear in Death Do Us Part, an anthology from Mystery Writers of America edited by Harlan Coben, and also Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Stealing the Dragon is the first in an ongoing series featuring private eye Cape Weathers and his deadly companion Sally.