Bibliograph

The thousand crimes of Ming Tsu, a novel, Tom Lin

Type

Label

The thousand crimes of Ming Tsu, a novel, Tom Lin

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The thousand crimes of Ming Tsu

Oclc number

1252628207

Responsibility statement

Tom Lin

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Fighting his way across the West to rescue his wife and exact revenge on the men who destroyed him, while settling old scores along the way, Ming Tsu is aided by a blind clairvoyant and a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powersOrphaned son of Chinese immigrants, Ming Tsu is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. Ming falls in love with Ada, daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, and they elope with plans to escape to a different life. When the tycoon's henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad, he partners with a blind clairvoyant known as the prophet. They set out to rescue his wife and to exact revenge on the men who destroyed Ming, aided by a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powers, whom they meet on the journey. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

Classification