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02147aam a2200373 i 4500 001 A16BA2C4705011EC877DAB8F58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220108010014 008 210706t20222021stk e 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0727850814 020 $a 9780727850812 035 $a (OCoLC)1268128920 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d NZAUC $d OI6 $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 813.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Qiu, Xiaolong, $d 1953- $e author. 245 14 $a The shadow of the empire / $c Xiaolong Qiu. 250 $a First world edition. 264 1 $a Edinburgh : $b Severn House, $c [2022] 300 $a 181 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Judge Dee investigation 520 $a "Judge Dee Renjie, Empress Wu's newly appointed Imperial Circuit Supervisor for the Tang Empire, is visiting provinces surrounding the grand capital of Chang'an. One night a knife is thrown through his window with a cryptic note attached: 'A high-flying dragon will have something to regret!' Minutes after the ominous warning appears, Judge Dee is approached by an emissary of Internal Minister Wu, Empress Wu's nephew. Minister Wu wants Judge Dee to investigate a high-profile murder supposedly committed by the well-known poetess and courtesan, Xuanji, who locals believe is possessed by the spirit of a black fox. Why is Minister Wu interested in Xuanji? Despite Xuanji confessing to the murder, is there more to the case than first appears? With the mysterious warning and a fierce power struggle playing out at the imperial court, Judge Dee knows he must tread carefully..."--Publisher. 600 10 $a Di, Renjie, $d 629-700 $v Fiction. 651 0 $a China $x History $y Tang dynasty, 618-907 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a Judge Dee investigation 941 $a 5 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032420.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804024758.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220202010601.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220129011847.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220108010106.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A16BA2C4705011EC877DAB8F58ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search