in the vein of Judy Blume

she strives to put down roots

it’s up to Coyote to track down the treasured book

Marigold’s presence attracts pixies

The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery Heidi Murkoff in the vein of JudyIt all begins on the night of the Poo yang dragonboat races in 699 A. D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Deetribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avengersteps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty. In The Emperors Pearl, the judge discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a near