Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten O Eight Skilled Gentlemen, Book 3, (Paperback)

from Eclipse777

An enjoyable read 3.5 but I thought the story tailed off towards the end but Ox and Mater Li make up for it as there a great duo

from Phrim

Eight Skilled Gentlemen is the third story of Master Li and Number Ten Ox. Unfortunately, the first thing that hit me about this story was historical inaccuracies. The story takes place in the familiar environs of Peking (Beijing), but many of the referred-to landmarks such as the Forbidden City ...

from ladypembroke

I did not find this book as interesting as the first two. Maybe I read it too soon after the last one, but the twists and turns annoyed me. I felt like the story dragged more than the others as well. I still love the two main characters, but I can see why the author stopped writing the stories (I...

from Eclipse777

An enjoyable read 3.5 but I thought the story tailed off towards the end but Ox and Mater Li make up for it as there a great duo

from jnicholson

This mystery resonates less with me than Hughart's earlier works, but contains some of the most engaging characters. The mad puppeteer and his beautiful daughter are delightful and simultaneously melancholy. The plotting is, once again, very tight, and the boat race is captivating.