The Willow Pattern

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.

Judecatorul Dee a fost numit guvernator de urgenta al Orasului Imperial afectat de ciuma si seceta. In timp ce gardienii sai ajuta orasul sa evite o revolta populara, un aristocrat dintr-una dintre cele mai vechi familii din China sufera un ,,accident" intr-un conac parasit.