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The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery

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The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery - Van Gulik, Robert
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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 ...

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The Willow Pattern: A Judge Dee Mystery 2009, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226848754

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