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A young nurse investigates murders in 18th century China in 'The Red Palace'

June Hur's history-based novel binds fiction to fact in a gripping young adult mystery. A nurse in 18th century Korea's royal court tries to track down the killer of four women.

A nurse becomes a detective in this gripping YA mystery set in 18th century Korea's royal court.

Hyeon has worked very hard to become a palace nurse, tasked with tending to the medical needs of the ladies of the court. Born the unwanted daughter of a concubine, she longs to make something of herself and prove her worth to her dismissive courtier father.

One night, she is summoned for an unprecedented task: to

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