The investigation is being conducted by Judge Dee.

Eight Chinese Detective Stories. Robert van Gulik is a Dutch writer and orientalist, best known for his series of works about Judge Di, who, together with his assistants Ma Zhong, Qiao Tai, Councilor Hong and former conman Tao Gan, investigates mysterious crimes in the counties under his jurisdiction. In the stories from the collection “Judge Di Investigates,” the author uses techniques developed in Chinese detective literature, including the parallel investigation of several crimes at once.