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Necklace and Calabash: A Judge Dee Mystery (The Judge Dee Mysteries)

Necklace and Calabash

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Necklace and Calabash: A Judge Dee Mystery (The Judge Dee Mysteries)

Necklace and Calabash

Penned By Robert van
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Judge Dee is a magistrate in the fictional Poo-yang district, its a wealthy area through which the Grand Canal of China runs (part of modern-day Jiangsu province). The Emperor's daughter lives in the district at the Water Palace but it falls under a special administration run by the military commander. Judge Dee goes to the area for a few days of relaxing fishing but soon meets with a strange Taoist hermit, then a body is found in the river. Then the Emperor's daughter appeals to Judge Dee for aid. The mysteries keep building up and Judge Dee has to tread very carefully to avoid serious political fallout from his investigations.

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Length 152 Pages
Language En-GB
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Released 1967
Identifier (ISBN) 10196690
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Robert van is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Robert van can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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