Song Ci, Magistrate of the Great Song: The Phantom’s Shadow of Doubt

A suspenseful mystery that blends forensic deduction and tales of the strange, set during the Shaoding era of the Southern Song dynasty. The story follows Song Ci, the Southern Song’s chief judicial inspector, as he is ordered to investigate a bizarre murder: a wealthy merchant has died at the hands of a “ghostly shadow.” The case is baffling. The victim’s horrified expression and a maid’s claim that she saw a ghost set the streets abuzz with rumors. As Song Ci investigates further, he uncovers a massacre from ten years earlier. The merchant had colluded with powerful officials, and the case involves a mysterious poison and illusion magic...