The Emperors Pearl by Robert van Gulik Paperback Book 9780226848723

On the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699 a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a woman turns up in a country mansion. Judge Dee steps in to investigate the murders. He discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier.

Author: Robert van Gulik Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Crime and mystery fiction Pages: 192 Page Count: 192 Publication Date: 2008 Year of Publication: 2008 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Crime and mystery fiction Weight: 354 g Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Country of Publication: United States Package Dimension Length: 20.3 cm Package Dimension Width: 13.3 cm Package Dimension Height: 1 cm ISBN: 9780226848723