The Red Pavilion: A Judge Dee Mystery Univ of Chicago Edition Contributor(s): Van Gulik, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226848736 ISBN-13: 9780226848730 Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2005 Annotation: A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he finally teases the true story from a tangled history of passion and betrayal, Dee is saddened by the perversion, corruption, and waste of the world "of flowers and willows" that thrives on prostitution. Click for more in this series: Judge Dee Mystery Series |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 94000645 |
Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available) |
Series: Judge Dee Mystery Series |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.24" W x 8.04" L (0.49 lbs) 185 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Index |
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/1994 pg. 220 |
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Publisher Description: A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he finally teases the true story from a tangled history of passion and betrayal, Dee is saddened by the perversion, corruption, and waste of the world of flowers and willows that thrives on prostitution. |
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