The Chinese Nail Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story

Appointed to the magistrate of Pei-chow, a distant frontier district in the barren north of China, the legendary Judge Dee is confronted by a series of baffling crimes, including the murder of a woman found nude and headless, the mysterious disappearance of a girl, and the heist of precious jewels, in a mystery that provides insight into life in imperial China during the seventh century. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.