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328 pp.
All rights available
Publisher: New Star Press
ISBN 978-7-5133-4972-7
¥ 49.00
Genre: Mystery
Candidates from all over the world rush to the capital to take the Imperial Examinations. In less than two days before the exam, one candidate was brutally murdered in his own room. The examination rooms were separated by brick walls and guarded, a kind of ‘double secret room’. How did the killer sneak into the room? How did the murder weapon disappear? When Fang Xinmei, Xuanzhen and Mu Hong are ordered to investigate, they accidentally discover a series of broken palms and are almost killed by an arrow. At the same time, a poem on the golden statue of Maitreya Buddha suddenly appears in the palace about malpractice in the imperial examinations. An untraceable arrow, an unexplained “oracle”, a poisoned murder in full view of the public …… A series of mysteries surrounding the Imperial Examinations unfold as Fang Xinmei may finally find the truth of the case, while the power struggle and emotional entanglements at court continue. Key featuress The second book in the Fang Xinmei series from popular Chinese mystery writer An Bushao. Classic detective novel with historical charm. The Sons Banquet – Half a glass of wine takes a life. Is there something else going on with the Imperial Civil Service Examination? 66








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