Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Hughart Publisher: Doubleday Year: 1990 Paperback Kindle

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When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Ox--accompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughter--on a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.

Topics

• China

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Authors - H

• Bernard E. Harcourt
• Luke Harding
• Nick Harding
• R. Roger Harkins
• Stephen Hawking
• Robert Heinlein
• Frank Herbert
• Edward S. Herman
• Michael Hesemann
• Jenna Miscavige Hill
• Joe Hill
• Richard Hittleman
• Richard C. Hoagland
• Hans Holzer
• Budd Hopkins
• Philip Houston
• Barry Hughart
• Aldous Huxley
• Dr. J. Allen Hynek