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Harriet’s going to have to sleuth harder

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The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story Gardening Encyclopedias Jim is great at avoidingIn this, the second book in Robert van Gulik's classic mystery series of ancient China, Judge Dee must look into the murder of his predecessor. His job is complicated by the simultaneous disappearance of his chief clerk and the new bride of a wealthy local shipowner. Meanwhile, a tiger is terrorizing the district, the ghost of the murdered magistrate stalks the tribunal, a prostitute has a secret message for Dee, and the body of a murdered monk is