{"product_id":"the-chinese-nail-murders-robert-van-gulik-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Van Gulik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060751398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060751395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Robert Van Gulik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048956293375,"sku":"9780060751395","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_084207d6-292f-4692-84a2-70ae29b08b28.jpg?v=1684998779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chinese-nail-murders-robert-van-gulik-9780060751395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}