{"product_id":"9780226848723","title":"Emperor's Pearl","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee - tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger - steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty.In \"The Emperor's Pearl\", the judge discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a near-legendary treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier. The terrifying figure of the White Lady, a river goddess enshrined on a bloodstained altar, looms in the background of the investigation. Clues are few and elusive, but under the expert hand of Robert van Gulik, this mythic jigsaw puzzle assembles itself into a taut mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert van Gulik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52712639267134,"sku":"9780226848723","price":308.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9780226848723.jpg?v=1765290304","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780226848723","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}