Magistrate Lin and the Eye of the Dragon

When Magistrate Lin Jiang answers the summons to officiate at the Imperial Civil Service examinations in Beijing during the reign of the Ming Dynasty Emperor Wan Li, he expects nothing out of the ordinary. What he finds, however, is a tangled web of intrigue and murder which he is instructed to unravel before the end of the three-day examination. With the help of his manservant, Chan Ping, and an enterprising young serving boy, Lin sets about investigating the death of an official found murdered within the examination compound. The trail leads him to a complex puzzle of lies, sedition and rebellion which point an accusing finger in a most unexpected and dangerous direction.