Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.
A visually ornate Tang Dynasty mystery-thriller that blends martial arts action with detective work and court intrigue, balancing spectacle with puzzle-solving.
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
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