A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl “Captain J” on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there’s fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun…
Alternative titles: Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Mr. Wong en el barrio chino | Mr. Wong in de Chinese wijk | Monsieur Wong à Chinatown | Mr. Wong au quartier chinois | Mr. Wong no Bairro Chinês | Myrkkynuoli | Eglima stin Chinatown | Έγκλημα στην Τσαϊνατάουν | Città cinese | Domnul Wong în Chinatown | Мистер Вонг в Китайском квартале | Terror i kinesstaden | Brod smrti