The Emperor's Pearl - Hardcover

The Emperor's Pearl

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Reissue. Fine, fresh copy in fine dust jacket with minor wear. Illustrated endpapers. Reissue of the original 1963 edition. Hardcover.184 pp. With eight illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. The tenth book in this series of historical mysteries set in ancient China and featuring Judge Dee. The Emperor's Pearl opens on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races, when the drummer of the favorite boat suddenly collapses under the astonished eyes of the spectators on the banks of the Grand Canal. Then, at the beginning of his inquiry into the death, Judge Dee, master detective of ancient China, finds the body of a beautiful young woman, cruelly murdered in a deserted country mansion. He discovers the two deaths are connected with an ancient tragedy involving the theft of the Emperor's Pearl, and must figure out the murderer's intention before his next kill. Artikel-Nr. E34693

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