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Eight Skilled Gentlemen: A Novel
The third book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series
When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Oxaccompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughteron a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
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When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Oxaccompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughteron a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
Eight Skilled Gentlemen: A Novel
The third book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series
When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Oxaccompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughteron a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Oxaccompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughteron a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780385417105 |
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Publisher: | Crown Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 12/01/1990 |
Series: | The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox , #3 |
Edition description: | 1st ed |
Pages: | 264 |
Sales rank: | 1,071,755 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d) |
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