Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee Trent Huntington if she has the power

if she has the power to hold on to it

he'll be able to reinvent himself

Priscilla Tang

author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee Trent Huntington if she has the powerLong before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. These judges held a unique position. As "fathers to the people" they were at once judge and detective, responsible for all aspects of keeping the peace and for discovering, capturing, and punishing criminals. One of the most celebrated historical