Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 1 September 2011
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The Willow Pattern - A Judge Dee Mystery
Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an "accident" in a deserted mansion. In The Willow Pattern, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer. Packed with suspense, violence, and romance, The Willow Pattern won’t disappoint Judge Dee’s legions of loyal fans.
Theo is traveling Westmark, learning about the country of which he will soon be Prince Consort. He is not surprised to find great poverty-Mickle (now known as Princess Augusta) could have told him that from her years on the street. His friend Florian could have told him about the aristocracy's graft and corruption. But neither could have foreseen a loaded pistol in the practiced hand of the assassin Skeit. The echoes of that shot ring from the muskets and cannons of a Westmark suddenly at war-a war that turns simple, honest men into cold-blooded killers, Mickle into a military commander, and Theo himself into a stranger. . . .
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Журнал на компьютерную тематику (более 6.2 миллиона читателей в США). Выпуск за февраль 2008 (!)
PC WORLD is the best-selling monthly computer magazine in
America with over 6.2 million readers devoted to personal computing and
related technology. Each issue is loaded with in-depth special reports
and authoritative news stories, how-to's and tips, new PC trends,
technologies, the Internet, and more.