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The Chinese Gold Murders

Gulik Van

Historical Mystery

Chinese Culture

Detective Fiction

Magistrate Character

Conspiracy Thriller

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Binding

Paperback

Number of Pages

224.0

Age Group

All

Language

English

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Book Summary

Judge Dee Is About To Step Into The Shoes Of A Dead Man…Most People Would Refuse The Job Of Magistrate At The Lonely Port Town Of Peng-Lai – Especially As The Last Occupant Of The Post Has Been Found Poisoned In His Library, His Papers Missing. But Judge Dee Is Not Most Men. He Arrives Ready To Get To The Truth, Only To Find His Life Complicated Even Further By A Missing Bride, A Vanished Artisan, A Man-Eating Tiger And An Evil Conspiracy.

Product Details

Author

Gulik Van

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Number of Pages

224.0

Language

English

Reading Age

All

Dimensions

13 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm

Binding

Paperback