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The Monkey and The Tigerincludes two detective stories, "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger." In the first, a gibbon drops an emerald in the open gallery of Dee's official residence, leading the judge to discover a strangely mutilated body in the woods-and how it got there. In the second, Dee is traveling to the imperial capital to assume a new position when he is separated from his escort by a flood. Marooned in a large country house surrounded by fierce bandits, Dee confronts an apparition that helps him solve the mystery.Van Gulik, Robert H. is the author of 'Monkey and the Tiger Two Chinese Detective Stories' with ISBN 9780226848693 and ISBN 0226848698.
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