Deadly Relations: A Ming Dynasty Mystery - Paperback

by P. a. De Voe (Author)

In Ming Dynasty China, brilliant and determined young scholar Hong Shu-chang is on the verge of pulling his family out of poverty when his father and uncle are murdered. Facing destitution, yet committed to finding their killers, Shu-chang takes a position as teacher in a nearby town's clan school. There he meets Xiang-hua, his enigmatic cousin and local women's doctor. Before Shu-chang has a chance to complete his own mission to find the murderers, a burned-out warehouse and two more mysterious deaths demand his attention. He teams up with Xiang-hua, and together they delve into the dark side of the town and its families, endangering both their reputations and their lives.

Author Biography

P.A. De Voe is an anthropologist with a PhD in Asian studies and a specialty in China. She has authored several stories featuring the Ming Dynasty: The Mei-hua Trilogy, Hidden, Warned, and Trapped, a Mei-hua short story, and a collection of Judge Lu short stories. Warned won a Silver Falchion Award for Best International Mystery in 2016; Trapped was nominated for an Agatha Award and was a finalist for a Silver Falchion in 2017. Her short story, The Immortality Mushroom, (a Judge Lu story) was in the Anthony Award winning anthology Murder Under the Oaks edited by Art Taylor.