Is the Chinese curse just a myth?
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 connections with a San Francisco detective named Cape Weathers. But when Sally goes missing, Cape becomes the focus of Triads' attention, and soon the FBI has him on their radar. Cape quickly realizes he's screwed if he doesn't find out what really happened aboard the ship.
He seeks the aid of two neurotic cops, a drug lord, a computer genius, a mayoral candidate, and a reporter with sentient hair.
From there, it all goes to hell.
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"Fast paced, different spin to the genre. Cape Weathers sidekick is a martial arts trained assassin and this book gives background information on her. 2nd book in the series by a new author. I picked this up in Murder By the Book bookstore on the recommendation of the owner. " — Betty (4 out of 5 stars)
"Fast paced, different spin to the genre. Cape Weathers sidekick is a martial arts trained assassin and this book gives background information on her. 2nd book in the series by a new author. I picked this up in Murder By the Book bookstore on the recommendation of the owner. "
“Tough, original, compelling—a perfect thriller debut.”
“An intriguing story…there are flashes of flair and inspiration in this promising first novel.”
“Readers will want to see more of Cape and Sally.”
“San Francisco comes alive in Tim Maleeny’s engaging and confident debut thriller…Stealing the Dragon…combines a gumshoe mystery in the tradition of Dashiell Hammett with the exotic action of Trevanian.”
“A crime noir tour of San Francisco’s Chinatown.”
“Maleeny gives readers a fresh and fast take that enthralls.”
“Cape and Sally are fascinating characters.”
" I really enjoyed this book. I wish the language had been better in spots, but the story was good. My favorite parts were the chapters on Sally's growing up years. "
" Great light reading for the plane trip to San Fran "
" This was a good book but it felt like I landed in the middle of the series rather then at the first book. The characters could use a little more fleshing out but I would read more in the series. "
" Here's another book I picked up from the library that sounded great. Got several good recommendations. Just not my cup of tea. I like thrillers, I enjoy plot driven, I hate stilted dialogue. The first chapter is all narrative and slows the book down to a crawl. Finally had to put it down. "
" Mystery, murder, chinese mafia, detectives with odd names... what's not to like? So good, I read it in almost 4 hrs. Some bad language. "
" I love Tim Maleeny's work and look forward to the next Cape Weathers adventure. "
" could not get into this book..never finished it. i will when i need a change from romance. "
Tim Maleeny is the award-winning author of Greasing the Piñata. His short fiction won the 2007 Macavity Award and appears in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Death Do Us Part, an anthology edited by Harlan Coben. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University, he currently lives in San Francisco.
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.
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