The Willow Pattern
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The Willow Pattern

Robert van Gulik
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A.D. 677 As Judge Dee copes with the administration of the plague-ridden Imperial Capital, he must also bring his skills to bear on the mystery of two seemingly unconnected murders that could mean the extinction of the city's oldest, most aristocratic families.
Genres: MysteryCrimeHistorical FictionChinaFictionHistorical MysteryHistoricalDetectiveAsiaMystery Thriller
192 Pages

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