The Cases of Magistrate Shi

The magistrate’s reputation for incorruptible judgment is tested by increasingly complex and dangerous cases. As social tensions rise and hidden motives grow more intricate, Magistrate Shi must navigate deception, family conflict, revenge and moral ambiguity. The central portion of the complete three-volume edition.

The first complete and unabridged English translation of Shi Gong An, one of the foundational works of Chinese judicial fiction, in three volumes. Murder, corruption and deception in the courts of late imperial China, where justice means restoring the balance of society.