Eight Skilled Gentlemen: A Novel in Bloomington, MN

The third book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series
When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Ox—accompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughter—on a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix,
Eight Skilled Gentlemen
is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.