― Elsa Hart, Jade Dragon Mountain. 4 likes. Like “Ambassadors. Trade. Diplomacy. These subjects make me feel that I have fallen into a swamp and am breathing mud. I will go to the mansion and eavesdrop on the servants.” ― Elsa Hart, Jade Dragon Mountain. 3 likes/5(K). · Italian-born author Elsa Hart lived in China for a time, absorbing knowledge of its history, customs and manners, and in her exceptional debut mystery, Jade Dragon Mountain, she evokes its essence for readers in often dreamlike, mesmerizing prose. Scholar Li Du is in exile, wandering the geographic borders of 18th-century China, far from the imperial capital and his former role of librarian . Read "Jade Dragon Mountain A Mystery" by Elsa Hart available from Rakuten Kobo. On the mountainous border of China and Tibet in , a detective must learn what a .
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Jade Dragon Mountain is the first book in a historical mystery series by Elsa Hart. It features exiled librarian from Peking Li Du, who has been traveling China and ends up in Dayan, a province next to Tibet where his cousin is governor. The first book written by Elsa Hart as a part of the Li Du series is titled as ‘Jade Dragon Mountain’. The Minotaur publication published this book in the year In the initial sequence of the book, author Elsa has introduced Li Du as an imperial librarian. He gets exiled and moves to Dayan, which is situated on the border of Tibet and China. “Jade Dragon Mountain is an amazing book-truly wonderful. Stunning in its atmosphere, setting, the gift of language, and great writing. Elsa Hart and her protagonist, Li Du, deserve a place in every collection. If you like great books, you will love Jade Dragon Mountain.” ―Louise Penny.
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