{"title":"John Shen Yen Nee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Shen Yen Nee\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping crime mysteries set against richly detailed historical backdrops. His Judge Dee and Lao She series invites readers into a world of intricate investigations, blending traditional detective work with cultural insights. Expect suspenseful plots woven with clever twists and atmospheric settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of classic crime and thriller novels will appreciate Nen Nee's skillful storytelling and the complex characters that drive each narrative forward. These stories are as much about solving puzzles as they are about exploring human nature and justice within a compelling historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-judge-dee-and-lao-she-mysteries-the-murder-of-mr-ma-by-sj-rozan-9781835410431","title":"The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries - The Murder of Mr Ma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLondon, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Judge Dee and Lao She Mysteries - The Murder of Mr Ma\u003c\/em\u003e offers a clever, cinematic mystery that’s as thrilling and visual as an action film, as imaginative and transporting as a timeless classic. Dee and Lao encounter the aristocracy and the street-child telegraph, churchmen and thieves in this engrossing narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072743751916,"sku":"9781835410431","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13174923482841.jpg?v=1765129549"},{"product_id":"the-judge-dee-and-lao-she-mysteries-the-railway-conspiracy-by-s-j-rozan-9781835414255","title":"The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries - The Railway Conspiracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Judge Dee and Lao She Mysteries - The Railway Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e involves Judge Dee and Lao She, who must use all their powers of deduction—and kung fu skills—to take down a sinister conspiracy among Imperial Russia, Japan, and China. This rollicking new mystery is set in 1920s London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1924. Following several months abroad, Judge Dee Ren Jie has returned to the city to foil a transaction between a Russian diplomat and a Japanese mercenary. Aided by Lao She—the Watson to his Holmes—along with several other colourful characters, Dee stops the illicit sale of an extremely valuable “dragon-taming” mace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe mace’s owner is a Chinese businesswoman who thanks Dee for its retrieval by throwing a lavish dinner party. In attendance is British banking official A. G. Stephen, who argues with the group about the tenuous state of Chinese nationalism—and is poisoned two days later. Dee knows this cannot be a coincidence, and suspects Stephen won’t be the only victim. Sure enough, a young Chinese communist of Lao’s acquaintance is killed not long after—and a note with a strange symbol is found by his body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat could connect these murders? Could it be related to rumours of a conspiracy regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway? It is once again all on the unlikely crime-solving duo of Dee and Lao to crack the case before anyone else ends up tied to the rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933312303340,"sku":"9781835414255","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781835414255-the-judge-dee-and-lao-she-mysteries-the-railway-conspiracy.jpg?v=1783866045"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/john-shen-yen-nee.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}