Description
Sherlock-esque crime set in early 20th century London, packed with action and martial arts elements, this is the first book in a series to feature a daring, opium-addicted Chinese judge and his shy, academic sidekick, solving fiendish mysteries among the Chinese community in London's Limehouse district.
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 S. J. 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.
About the Author
John Shen Yen Nee John Shen Yen Nee is a highly experienced transmedia executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in comics and book publishing, video games, tabletop games, and collectables. He specializes in building and directing teams to develop and deploy IP across multiple mediums, with an emphasis on growing and maintaining strong fan communities. He is the ex-Publisher of Marvel Comics and ex-Senior Vice President of DC Comics. Twitter/X: @johnnee SJ Rozan SJ Rozan has won multiple awards, including the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, Macavity; Japanese Maltese Falcon; and the Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement Award. She's served on the national boards of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and as President of Private Eye Writers of America. She was born in the Bronx and lives in Manhattan. Twitter/X: @SJRozan; Instagram: @sjrozan
Book Information
ISBN 9781835410431
Author John Shen Yen Nee
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Series The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries
