{"product_id":"the-lacquer-screen-a-judge-dee-mystery","title":"The Lacquer Screen: A Judge Dee Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fiendishly clever, yet cozy entry in the much-loved mystery series starring Judge Dee, whom the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eranked with Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in his career, Judge Dee visits a senior magistrate who shows him a beautiful lacquer screen on which a scene of lovers has been mysteriously altered to show the man stabbing his lover. The magistrate fears he is losing his mind and will murder his own wife. Meanwhile, a banker has inexplicably killed himself, and a lovely lady has allowed Dee's lieutenant, Chiao Tai, to believe she is a courtesan. Dee and Chiao Tai go incognito among a gang of robbers to solve this mystery, and find the leader of the robbers is more honorable than the magistrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Audiobooks","offer_id":45964428148909,"sku":"9798349139307","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/TheLacquerScreen_FC.jpg?v=1777569997","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/the-lacquer-screen-a-judge-dee-mystery","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}