Wu, Jianren 1866-1910 creator text utu 2008 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "九命奇冤" by Jianren Wu is a murder mystery novel published in 1906. Set during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the story follows the Liang family's quest for justice after the powerful Ling family orchestrates a deadly arson that kills eight people. When local authorities fail them through corruption and bribery, the survivors take their case to Beijing, hoping the emperor will intervene. The novel uses ancient crime stories to critique contemporary corruption while employing innovative flashback techniques influenced by foreign literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Case_of_Nine_Murders Release date is 2008-05-09 Produced by Joana Leong Original publication data not identified Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25402 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25402 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133600.0 25402