Verlag: Heinemann, London, 1969
ISBN 10: 0434825581 ISBN 13: 9780434825585
Anbieter: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Reissue. A fine, fresh, unread as-new copy in equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Illustrated endpapers. 183 pp. With 15 illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. The reissue of the original 1965 edition of the 12th Judge Dee mysteries set in ancient China. In this entry, set in the capital of the Tang Empire of ancient China, a terrible disaster has struck the city and the only people left about in deserted streets are the hooded scavengers collecting the dead. Amidst the tragedy, Judge Dee and his faithful lieutenants investigate three mysterious murders.