{"product_id":"the-chinese-nail-murders-a-judge-dee-detective-story-isbn-9780060751395","title":"The Chinese Nail Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ancient Chinese detective Judge Dee returns for a fourth and final time in \u003cem\u003eThe Chinese Nail Murders\u003c\/em\u003e. Though the setting is exotic and the time period ancient, Judge Dee has all the style and swagger of a modern Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudge Dee is appointed to the magistrate of Pei-chow—a distant frontier district in the barren north of the ancient Chinese Empire. It is here that he is faced with three strange and disturbing crimes: the theft of precious jewels, the disappearance of a girl in love, and the fiendish murder involving the nude, headless body of a woman. And even more curious, the crimes seem to be linked together by clues from a popular game of the period, the Seven Board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in the 1950s, \u003cem\u003eThe Chinese Nail Murders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e includes charming illustrations and an epilogue that details the origins of each case and how the author discovered them.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the fourth installment of Robert Van Gulik's ancient Chinese mystery series based on historical court records, detective Judge Dee is appointed to the magistrate of Pei-chow -- a distant frontier district in the barren north of the ancient Chinese Empire. It is here that he is faced with three strange and disturbing crimes: the theft of precious jewels, the disappearance of a girl in love, and the fiendish murder involving the nude, headless body of a woman. And even more curious, the crimes seem to be linked together by clues from a popular game of the period, the Seven Board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delight to the connoisseur\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eThe Chinese Nail Murders\u003c\/strong\u003e was first published in the 1950s. Timeless and exotic, it is now reissued by Perennial and includes charming illustrations and an epilogue that details the origins of each case and how the author discovered them.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Bizarre and excellent adventures...It is hard to praise sufficiently these wondrously enjoyable books.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887655383269,"sku":"NP9780060751395","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060751395.jpg?v=1730227170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-chinese-nail-murders-a-judge-dee-detective-story-isbn-9780060751395","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}