The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries - The Railway Conspiracy

John Shen Yen Nee, S. J. Rozan

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Titan Books Ltd
01 August 2025

Crime & Mystery

Series: The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries

A lightning-paced, kung fu-filled historical mystery in which two amateur Chinese sleuths take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London. Perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Laurie R. King.

Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction

and kung fu skills

to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London.

London, 1924. Following several months abroad, Judge Dee Ren Jie has returned to the city to intercept a transaction between a Russian diplomat and a Japanese mercenary. Aided by Lao She-the Watson to his Holmes-along with several other colorful characters, Dee stops the illicit sale of an extremely valuable 'dragon-taming' mace.

The mace's owner is a lovely Chinese businesswoman who thanks Dee for its retrieval by throwing a lavish dinner party. In attendance is British banking official A. G. Stephen, who argues with the group about the tenuous state of Chinese nationalism

and is then poisoned two days later. Dee knows this cannot be a coincidence, and suspects Stephen won't be the only victim. Sure enough, a young Chinese communist of Lao's acquaintance is killed not long after

and a note with a strange symbol is found by his body.

What could connect all these disparate, bizarre events? It is once again up to Dee's brilliant investigative skills and Lao's well-meaning but often bumbling assistance to get to the bottom of the Railway Conspiracy before anyone else ends up on the chopping block.

By: John Shen Yen Nee, S. J. Rozan
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 55mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9781835414255
ISBN 10: 1835414257
Series: The Judge Dee and Lao She mysteries
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

John Shen Yen Nee is a highly experienced transmedia executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in comics and book publishing, video games, tabletop games, and collectables. He specialises in building and directing teams to develop and deploy IP across multiple mediums, with an emphasis on growing and maintaining strong fan communities. He is the ex-Publisher of Marvel Comics and ex-Senior Vice President of DC Comics. Twitter/X: @johnnee