Deception - first US edition

by Eleanor Cooney and Daniel Altieri

A novel of murder and madness in T'ang China, meticulously researched, well-written, sometimes brutally told. A young magistrate tries to put together the clues to a plot to dispose the Empress.

Book has red boards with black cloth spine, stamped in gold; shelf mark on bottom page edges, date purchased on inside cover, previous owner stamp.

Jacket is very good, price intact at $22.00.