THE RAILWAY CONSPIRACY
Rozan, SJ / Shen Yen Nee, John
Language: English
Published by Soho Press, Inc., New York, 2025
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The seond mystery-detective novel co-authored by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan. Set in 1924 London, where Judge Dee Ren Jie, with the help of his associate, Lao She, has prevented the sale of a very rare, extremely valuable "dragon-taming mace, only to be faced with the murders of two people who attended a celebratory dinner honoring Dee for halting the sale. Signed on the title page by Rozan. First edition, first printing. About 6 x 8 1/2 inches, 294 pages in yellow paper-covered boards with illustrated end pages. The dustjacket's base color is dark green with front panel graphics featuring a railroad train and a touring car. The final two pages of this copy have dog-eared upper corners, otherwise book is free of faults or damage of any kind. One hopes there is more Judge Dee mysteries to come.
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- Title
- THE RAILWAY CONSPIRACY
- Author
- Rozan, SJ / Shen Yen Nee, John
- Publisher
- Soho Press, Inc., New York
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Very Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1641296607
- ISBN 13
- 9781641296601
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Series
- Book 2 of 2: A Dee and Lao Mystery
The follow-up to The Murder of Mr. Ma, this historical adventure-mystery is perfect for fans of Laurie R. King and the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films.
London, 1924. Following several months abroad, Judge Dee Ren Jie has returned to the city to foil a transaction between a Russian diplomat and a Japanese mercenary. Aided by Lao She—the Watson to his Holmes—along with several other colorful characters, Dee stops the illicit sale of an extremely valuable “dragon-taming” mace.
The mace’s owner is a Chinese businesswoman who thanks Dee for its retrieval by throwing a lavish dinner party. In attendance is British banking official A. G. Stephen, who argues with the group about the tenuous state of Chinese nationalism—and is poisoned two days later. Dee knows this cannot be a coincidence, and suspects Stephen won’t be the only victim. Sure enough, a young Chinese communist of Lao’s acquaintance is killed not long after—and a note with a strange symbol is found by his body.
What could connect these murders? Could it be related to rumors of a conspiracy regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway? It is once again all on the unlikely crime-solving duo of Dee and Lao to solve the case before anyone else ends up tied to the rails.
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About the Author
is a half Chinese, half Scottish American media executive, producer and entrepreneur who was born in Knoxville, grew up in San Diego, and is now based in Los Angeles, with a penchant for very long run-on sentences. He has served as president of WildStorm Productions, senior vice president of DC Comics, publisher of Marvel Comics, CEO of Cryptozoic Entertainment; and cofounder of CCG Labs.
SJ Rozan
is the author of twenty novels and over eighty short stories, and editor of three anthologies. She has won multiple awards, including the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, Macavity; Japanese Maltese Falcon; and the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award. She’s served on the national boards of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and as president of Private Eye Writers of America. SJ has taught at such diverse places as the Art Workshop International in Assisi, Italy; Singapore Management University in Singapore; the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida; and the Novel-in-Progress Bookcamp in Wisconsin. She was born in the Bronx and lives in Manhattan.
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