num_pages: 213
description: Chief Inspector Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. After their return to England, one of his fellow tourists is found murdered. As he questions other members of the group, Wexford finds secrets of greed, treachery, theft, and adultery, leading the distressed inspector to ask not who is innocent, but who is least guilty . . .
language: English
title: Speaker of Mandarin
titlecomplete: Speaker of Mandarin (Inspector Wexford, #12)
genres: 20th Century, Crime, Suspense, Novels, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Fiction, China, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 2798
series: Inspector Wexford
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Ballantine Books