The Brocade Silk House

[Two formidable leads join forces + road-trip mystery + a cast of clever characters + a string of baffling cases]

Xu Qi, daughter of the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief, is determined to find her missing best friend. She decides to pose as a bride to lure the culprit out, but an arrow brings her a real “groom” instead. Could this Censor Touring the Realm actually be a former criminal?

The mystery of the women vanishing one after another in the watery towns of Jiangnan is murky and perplexing. The victims are hung high in red, like sacrificial offerings.

A rebellious official’s daughter who never plays by the rules and a devil-may-care, unconventional inspector: surely they make the perfect partners for catching a killer. But they never expected even deeper political struggles to be waiting ahead.

“I’m a criminal, and you still want to marry me?”

“Isn’t that perfect? A criminal marrying a criminal.”