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The murder of Mr. Ma / John Shen Yen Nee, SJ Rozan.
Van Pelt Library PS3614.E267 M87 2024
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Mystery Nee Murder
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nee, John Shen Yen, author.
- Rozan, S. J., author.
- Series:
- Nee, John Shen Yen. Dee and Lao mysteries ; 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese Labour Corps--Fiction.
- Chinese Labour Corps.
- College teachers--Fiction.
- College teachers.
- Immigrants--Crimes against--England--London--Fiction.
- Immigrants.
- Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
- Murder.
- Judges--Fiction.
- Judges.
- Nineteen twenties--Fiction.
- Nineteen twenties.
- Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936--Fiction.
- Great Britain.
- London (England)--Fiction.
- London (England).
- Murder--Investigation.
- Immigrants--Crimes against.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Mystery fiction.
- Mystery and detective fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 300 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Murder of Mister Ma
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Soho Crime, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants. London, 1924. When shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, his life abruptly turns from books and lectures to daring chases and narrow escapes. Dee has come to London to investigate the murder of a man he'd known during World War I when serving with the Chinese Labour Corps. No sooner has Dee interviewed the grieving widow than another dead body turns up. Then another. All stabbed to death with a butterfly sword. Will Dee and Lao be able to connect the threads of the murders-or are they next in line as victims? John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan's groundbreaking collaboration blends traditional gong'an crime fiction and the most iconic aspects of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Dee and Lao encounter the aristocracy and the street--child telegraph, churchmen and thieves in this clever, cinematic mystery that's as thrilling and visual as an action film, as imaginative and transporting as a timeless classic"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Chinese American Librarians Association Annual Best Book Award - Adult Fiction, Winner, 2025
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781641295499
- 164129549X
- OCLC:
- 1427526435
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