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Join the T'ang Dynasty detective Judge Dee on his very first full-length mystery! Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. This book kicked off Robert van Gulik's long-running series and introduced countless listeners to a cozy, clever series and the incredible detective at its center. Listen to this one, and you'll quickly find yourself seeking out the whole series.

Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah’s funny and poignant first novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing to discover food, family, and herself is a delight—complete with mouth-watering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the...

Die winzige Ortschaft Hesjövallen in Mittelschweden wird Schauplatz eines blutigen Verbrechens: Fast sämtliche Einwohner fallen einem Massaker zum Opfer. Die Nachricht von dem Massenmord erreicht auch Strafrichterin Brigitta Roslin (Suzanne von Borsody). Es steht zu befürchten, dass Ihre Eltern und zahlreiche Verwandte zu den Opfern gehören. Als aus ihrer Angst Gewissheit wird, mischt sie sich gegen den Rat ihres Noch-Ehemannes Staffan (Michael Nyqvist - Michael Lott) in die Ermittlungen ein.

A mysterious "fear disease" is scaring to death the citizens of Longzhou, China. Literally. Victims go insane or die frozen in terror, while survivors rant maniacally about demons infiltrating the city. But what's really behind the sudden epidemic? To find the answer, Chief Inspector Luo Fei teams up with a controversial historian and a brilliant psychologist to track down the true source of the illness and halt the wave of horror that threatens the metropolis.