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Judge Dee Mystery Series The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery, (Paperback)

Name: Judge Dee Mystery Series The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery, (Paperback)
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Judge Dee Mystery Series The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery, (Paperback)Judge Dee Mystery Series The Willow Pattern A Judge Dee Mystery Paperback 9780226848754

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Book Details: This paperback edition of "The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery" was published on February 1, 2009, by the University of Chicago Press, featuring 192 pages.
Mystery Genre: The book presents an exceptionally clever, cozy mystery, continuing the adventures of Judge Dee, a character often compared to Sherlock Holmes.
Plot Setting: The narrative unfolds in the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City, where Judge Dee serves as emergency governor amidst a popular uprising.
Central Conflict: Judge Dee investigates the suspicious "accident" of an aristocrat in a deserted mansion, involving a shattered vase and a deceased bondmaid.
Intriguing Characters: The story introduces a diverse cast, including a woman skilled in fighting with loaded sleeves and a nearly drowned courtesan.
Narrative Elements: The mystery is packed with suspense, violence, and romance, as Judge Dee unravels an elaborate trap set for a murderer.

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Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction
Fiction
Genre
Literature & Fiction
Pub date
2009-02-01
Pages
192
Reading level
General Adult

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An exceptionally clever, cozy mystery that will thrill all fans of Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes

Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an "accident" in a deserted mansion.

In The Willow Pattern, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer. Packed with suspense, violence, and romance, The Willow Pattern won't disappoint Judge Dee's legions of loyal fans.

Judge Dee Mystery Series The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery, (Paperback)
Author: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226848754
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2009-02-01
Page Count: 192

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Paperback

Fiction/nonfiction

Fiction

Genre

Literature & Fiction

Pub date

2009-02-01

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