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Chicago.
The University of Chicago Press.
1977
Reprint.
Maps, black and white line illustrations, vii + 209pp, paperback. Judge Dee and his four helpers solve the murders of an honoured merchant, a kindly boxing master, and a paper merchant's wife, whose corpse has no head. They succeed in spite of strong pressure on Judge Dee from higher-ups to bring his investigation, which has temporarily generated unrest among the populace, rapidly to an end or face dismissal and serious punishment. The case of the headless corpse is based on a thirteenth-century Chinese case-book; the nail, one of the most famous motifs in Chinese crime literature, is first described in the same text. Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 94400)
ISBN: 9780226848631
Related Subject Areas:
China
Crime
Fiction
Literature
modern fiction
novel
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The Chinese Nail Murders. (The Chinese Nail Murders)
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