Judge Ti Cases: Death in the Willow Quarter

Audiobook Death in the Willow Quarter, by author Frédéric Lenormand, read by Saša Rašilov. THE SINFUL LIFE OF A COURTESAN By a willow-lined river lies the entertainment centre, where the inhabitants of the town of Puyang go to be entertained by the refined arts of the courtesans, and where some spend the night in their loving embrace. One day, however, the quarter awakens to horrified chaos when the manager of the most sought-after pavilion is found strangled over a half-eaten bowl of noodles. The local sub-prefect, Judge Ti, is not swayed by the easy conclusions of the angry populace and subjects the case to careful scrutiny. He even involves his three wise wives in the hunt for the killer, who are troubled by the sight of their husband escaping ever more frequently to this quarter of immodest fun and easy women. Will he find the real killer on the very long list of suspects? FRÉDÉRIC LENORMAND French author of historical novels and detective stories, Frédéric Lenormand, studied several world languages (English, Italian, and Russian) and began making a living from writing at a young age. He has received numerous awards and creative grants. Garamond is publishing his successful series about the Chinese detective Judge Ti from the eighth century AD, in which Lenormand follows on from the books by the Dutch orientalist Robert van Gulik. In 2025, Garamond also successfully launched his detective series In the Secret Service of Marie Antoinette.