Jade Dragon Mountain : A Mystery

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Unique appeal: Mystical murder mystery on China-Tibet border.

The book is recommended to those who are interested in historical mysteries blended with cultural amalgamations. The author's remarkable work on character development and mystery plot keeps readers engaged until the end. The book stands out for its beautiful description of the Chinese landscape and its portrayal of the protagonist's inner turmoil.

  • Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2016)
  • Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Historical Mystery (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Jade Dragon Mountain : A Mystery

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ISBN: 9781250072337
Authors: Elsa Hart
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Date of Publication: 2016-07-05
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Mystery, Mystery Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.93
(rated by 3258 readers)

Description

On the mountainous border of China and Tibet in 1708, a detective must learn what a killer already knows: that empires rise and fall on the strength of the stories they tell.Li Du was an imperial librarian. Now he is an exile. Arriving in Dayan, the last Chinese town before the Tibetan border, he is surprised to find it teeming with travelers, soldiers, and merchants. All have come for a spectacle unprecedented in this remote province: an eclipse of the sun commanded by the Emperor himself.When a Jesuit astronomer is found murdered in the home of the local magistrate, blame is hastily placed on Tibetan bandits. But Li Du suspects this was no random killing. Everyone has secrets: the ambitious magistrate, the powerful consort, the bitter servant, the irreproachable secretary, the East India Company merchant, the nervous missionary, and the traveling storyteller who can't keep his own story straight.Beyond the sloping roofs and festival banners, Li Du can see the mountain pass that will take him out of China forever. He must choose whether to leave, and embrace his exile, or to stay, and investigate a murder that the town of Dayan seems all too willing to forget. Rights Catalog Text00
 

Unique appeal: Mystical murder mystery on China-Tibet border.

The book is recommended to those who are interested in historical mysteries blended with cultural amalgamations. The author's remarkable work on character development and mystery plot keeps readers engaged until the end. The book stands out for its beautiful description of the Chinese landscape and its portrayal of the protagonist's inner turmoil.

  • Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2016)
  • Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Historical Mystery (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.