Chinese Mystery

Hongmei is the perfect Chinese wife: beautiful, diligent, passive. Glen is the perfect American husband: intelligent, caring, well-off. From the outside, Hongmei and Glen's life in the San Francisco Bay Area seems perfect. But at home, their marriage is falling apart. Post-its left on the fridge are their primary form of communication.

On Christmas Eve, the Hardy Family are once again in a predicament on their horse farm. Someone or something has been stealing from them in the night. Was it human, or was it a ghostly presence who took all the coal? Or could it be Father Christmas, also known Santa Claus, Saint Nick, or Sinterclaas? And what was that giant beast that the farm workers saw galloping past? In a story that glances at Christmas myths from different countries, most of them scary, Sergeant Frank Hardy and his friend Hop Li search in the darkness to find out what's going on. Meanwhile, Mette gets to know Grace, ...

The story you’re about to hear is the second Charlie Chan novel, and it features a parrot named Tony who is witness to a crime. The unusual bird spoke Chinese and had a less-than-perfect use of English grammar but was killed by the criminals as a precaution. Chan himself was a friend of a family selling jewels and agreed to deliver them on his first trip to mainland California. While there he masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook during his undercover investigation. His profound and original intelligence offers genial humor and witty dialogue.

In episode 4 of The Chuckie Chin Mystery Series, an awful odor has invaded the homes of the rich and famous of San Francisco. Something disgusting is afoot and the spectacular Chuckie Chin has been solicited to help get to the "bottom" of things ... and you just know that he shall do so with hilarious results!

In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the waning days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the US ambassador's son is found dead - his body entombed in a frozen lake. Almost simultaneously, American officials find a ship adrift in the storm-churned waters off California. No one is surprised to find the fetid hold crammed with hundreds of undocumented Chinese immigrants - the latest cargo in the Chinese mafia's smuggling trade. What does surprise Assistant US Attorney David Stark is that among the hapless refugees lies the corpse of a Red Prince, a scion of China's political elite.

In a peaceful suburban neighborhood, a single rumor ignites a chain reaction that threatens everything Christine Granger holds dear. When she suspects the glamorous Andrea Beard is luring away her devoted husband, Christine shares a secret she should have kept hidden. What begins as a spark of jealousy soon explodes into a high-stakes scandal—complete with whispered affairs, money-laundering suspicions, and dangerous criminal entanglements. As the rumor spirals out of control, Christine’s husband Steve finds his career—and his freedom—on the line. Determined to clear his name, ...

All she ever wanted was to be admired for her youth and beauty, the kind that turned heads as she walked down the street… and as luck would have it, her fortune teller has just the ticket to grant her wish. Yes, the price was monstrously expensive, but after shooting her criminal husband, she desperately needed a way to hide from the police and her husband's vicious righthand man. Thrilled with the potential, she pays the woman and drinks down the potion. Yes, she's young and lovely, and certainly no one would ever recognize her, but … except there’s an unexpected hitch in the plan. ...

Chuckie Chin's Mystery of the Missing Dragon is the first episode in The Chuckie Chin Mystery Series. It is a farce/black comedy/mystery. In this episode, there is a dragon missing (actually 2). Chuckie Chin and his two sons must get to the bottom of this dastardly crime. And you can bet that San Francisco's favorite son will do his best to get his man, with truly entertaining results!

Will an American journalist escape his impending execution and fulfill an ancient Chinese prophecy? Max Harper, an international magazine photographer, lands in deep trouble in Beijing when he’s unjustly convicted of espionage and sentenced to death. Enter Min, a mysterious, beautiful Chinese woman with a sword. She breaks him out of jail and propels him on an epic journey toward the mountains of Tibet where she says their destiny awaits. In fact, she says he’s the one who must help save her people. Max isn’t so sure he believes her ancient legend about the gods who, every three ...

Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, stumbles upon a shocking revelation. His search to untangle the mystery leads him, first, to a small island and its secret, and then much farther back, to an ancient Chinese expedition - and a curse that seems to have survived for more than 500 years. If Cabrillo's team is successful in its quest, the reward could be incalculable. If not, the only reward is death.

Biff Brewster heads to Burma to visit his uncle, Charles Keene. His trip to the Far East is evidently of interest to other people. When he arrives in Burma, a kidnap attempt occurs at the airport. He doesn't understand why but escapes back to the airline terminal. An employee of Charles Keene finds Biff and takes him to Explorations Unlimited, Charles Keene's company. Biff discovers his uncle is missing in Communist China and decides to find and rescue him. During the rescue, Biff discovers a secret Chinese base whose knowledge is valuable to the United States.

Black Wind, Arizona is torn apart with prejudice and hatred, fueled by the greed of a ruthless town boss and his hired guns. A nearby colony of Chinese immigrants, the hapless victims of violence, turn to Clint Adams for help. A lovely Oriental enchantress persuades him to join her people and to share her bedroll. So the Gunsmith will train the Chinese laborers in the art of western warfare, until he discovers he has his own score to settle with the wild town.

杰克·斯通是一名刚毕业的大学毕业生，他决定搬到纽约市从事金融事业。杰克是一个距离普通人只有一步之遥的人，除了他发现自己陷入困境的不可思议的本领。当命运将他抛在黑帮和联邦调查局的激烈议程之间时，杰克的生活发生了不寻常的转变。 黑帮和联邦调查局都对杰克作为盟友真正感兴趣。他们相互竞争的议程并不完全是杰克对他生活的设想。他们的影响力如此超乎寻常，以至于在纽约市熙熙攘攘的背景下，英雄和恶棍之间的界限被扭曲了。

In this episode, a most hideous crime has been committed in Portland, Oregon. The good Chuckie Chin (and sons) must travel northward to solve this awful affair. Hold on tight for "the ride", as more zaniness is at hand!

Fireworks and dragons and...a missing girl? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside Asia. They plan to watch the famous Chinese New Year parade and see Miss Chinatown ride by in a giant float. But during the parade, Miss Chinatown disappears, and so does her crown! Can the kids crack the case?

A young man whose family immigrated to the United States from Taiwan disappears right after his father's death. He was to inherit his father's martial arts school as is the tradition and the lineage sword was to be passed on to him. It to has disappeared and the Polish Dragon P. I. is called in to help find them both. It will not be an easy task as his investigation takes him to Taiwan and into the realm of the Guard Corp who were the protectors of the Chinese Emperor. As of now known only as the Waiting Warriors.

TEN WORDS HAD SEALED MY FATE. It wasn’t until the waves had begun crashing into the stern of the ship, not until the salt spray was covering the decks and the hull was grinding and tearing itself upon the coral reef, not until the killing had started and terror had taken hold that I heard those ten words once more, flung at me by the wind. I cursed George for uttering them, and cursed Cheh Wah Tek for agreeing with him, and cursed myself for believing that smuggling fifty tonnes of marijuana from Australia to Singapore could be done so easily. Another thriller from the prize-winning ...

The heavenly defenses struggle to hold against the combined might of the Eastern and Western demon hordes. The god of War Xuan Wu is now at full strength - but is his might enough to safeguard the realm when half the heavens are already in their hands? John and Emma fight a last-ditch desperate struggle to conserve their kingdom and their protect their families.

Something swooped down and killed him. Slit his throat, leaving deep claw marks. A second man is struck down the same way. Witnesses claim a dragon slew the man. Detective Dee does not believe in dragons. He takes the case and finds himself in pursuit of a mythological beast that can't possibly exist. But just might! Another exciting tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense in the mythology of ancient China, set in the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes. Get your copy today.

With bodies dropping, Bart must avoid the assassin and get back home undetected - from China! Will newfound love and support be enough or will Bart be just another victim of the heinous plans developed when Governments and Medical Research collude, and sinister intentions collide with humanity? This gripping tale of survival reveals much more significant implications than just one man, but it is up to him to stop the evil. Can he do it? A cautionary tale of how big government, big pharma, and bad science can result in big trouble for the United States and the World. A story that explores ...