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Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, SJ

Reviewed by: Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Call Number: M

In 1924 London, Lao She, a shy young academic, is summoned to the home of mathematician Bertrand Russell. When he arrives, Russell explains that a friend and colleague, Judge Dee Ren Jie, has been mistakenly arrested with a group of Chinese agitators. Russell is afraid that if Dee’s identity is discovered by Metropolitan Police inspector William Bard, whom Dee encountered during their shared service during WWI, the end result could be hazardous for Dee, so Russell enlists Lao in a plan to extract Dee from jail. While the plan isn’t executed as flawlessly as Russell hoped, Dee is freed. Now he is able to pursue his reason for coming to London: he is investigating the recent murder of a Chinese shopkeeper with whom he served in WWI. When Dee asks Lao for his assistance in discovering the identity of the killer, he is, at first, hesitant. … Read Full Review

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