The girl with no face /
Boroson, M. H.,
The girl with no face / M. H. Boroson. - 317 pages ; 22 cm. - The Daoshi chronicles . - Boroson, M. H. Daoshi chronicles ; 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
"It's the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco's cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin. Using only her martial arts training, spiritual magic, a sword made from peachwood, and the walking, talking spirit of a human eye, Li-lin stands alone to defend her immigrant community from supernatural threats. But when the body of a young girl is brought to the deadhouse Li-lin oversees for a local group of gangsters, she faces her most bewildering-and potentially dangerous-assignment yet. The nine-year-old has died from suffocation. . . specifically by flowers growing out of her nose and mouth. Li-lin suspects Gong Tau, a dirty and primitive form of dark magic. But who is behind the spell, and why, will take her on a perilous journey deep into a dangerous world of ghosts and spirits."--Provided by publisher.
9781945863097 1945863099
2019026416
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Taoist priests--Fiction.
Guides (Spiritualism)--Fiction.
Martial artists--Fiction.
Mythology, Chinese--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--California--San Francisco--Fiction.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Martial arts fiction.
The girl with no face / M. H. Boroson. - 317 pages ; 22 cm. - The Daoshi chronicles . - Boroson, M. H. Daoshi chronicles ; 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
"It's the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco's cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin. Using only her martial arts training, spiritual magic, a sword made from peachwood, and the walking, talking spirit of a human eye, Li-lin stands alone to defend her immigrant community from supernatural threats. But when the body of a young girl is brought to the deadhouse Li-lin oversees for a local group of gangsters, she faces her most bewildering-and potentially dangerous-assignment yet. The nine-year-old has died from suffocation. . . specifically by flowers growing out of her nose and mouth. Li-lin suspects Gong Tau, a dirty and primitive form of dark magic. But who is behind the spell, and why, will take her on a perilous journey deep into a dangerous world of ghosts and spirits."--Provided by publisher.
9781945863097 1945863099
2019026416
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Taoist priests--Fiction.
Guides (Spiritualism)--Fiction.
Martial artists--Fiction.
Mythology, Chinese--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--California--San Francisco--Fiction.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Martial arts fiction.