The Mystery of Mr. Wong
A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!
A 1939 mystery-thriller centered on a detective's pursuit of a cursed sapphire through Chinatown's shadowy underworld, blending procedural puzzle-solving with exotic atmosphere and supernatural menace.
Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.
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