num_pages: 192
description: A.D. 677As Judge Dee copes with the administration of the plague-ridden Imperial Capital, he must also bring his skills to bear on the mystery of two seemingly unconnected murders that could mean the extinction of the city's oldest, most aristocratic families.
language: English
title: The Willow Pattern
titlecomplete: The Willow Pattern
characters: Mei Liang, Yuan, Chiao Tai, Bluewhite, Coral (Robert van Gulik), Cassia the maid, Madame Mei, Hoo Pen, Doctor Lew, Yee Kuei-ling, Tao Gan, Madame Yee, Ma Joong, Judge Dee
genres: Fiction, Historical, Asia, Mystery, Detective, China, Literature, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 1031
places: China
series: Judge Dee , Judge Dee (Chronological order)
publisher: University Of Chicago Press