The Corpse Reader
In ancient China, only the most sagacious judges reached the coveted title of "corpse readers," an elite coroner who, even at the risk of his own life, had the mandate that no crime be left unpunished. Cí Song was the first of them.
Inspired by a real character, the corpse reader tells the extraordinary story of a young man of humble origin whose passion and determination led him from his position as an intern in the Fields of Death of Lin'an to an outstanding disciple in the prestigious Ming Academy. There, envied by his pioneering methods and pursued by justice, he will awaken the curiosity of the emperor himself, who will summon him to track the heinous crimes that, one after another, threaten to annihilate the imperial court.
An absorbing historical thriller, extraordinarily documented, in which ambition and hate go hand in hand with love and death in exotic and lavish medieval China.
AWARDS AND MENTIONS
- - International Prize for Historical Novel City of Zaragoza 2012.
- - No. 1 of Sales in the USA translation into English, Amazon list, all genres, fiction and non-fiction.
- - Candidate Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2013 for best thriller in the Best Original Paperback category
- - Griffe Noire 2014 Award for Best Foreign Historical Novel published in France