For a change of material and venue, I have been re-reading the Robert Van Gulick book series about Judge Dee- Jhien Jeh. They are a fictional stories revolving around the deeds and intelligence of an actual historical figure of ancient China. I first ran across a copy written in English in the Base Library in the early 60's while serving with the US Navy in Japan.
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"""The Chinese Nail Murders"
Judge Dee, and his four helpers, solve three murders: that of an honored merchant, a master of martial arts, and the wife of a merchant, whose corpse has no head. Judge Dee soon comes under pressure from higher-ranking officials to end his investigation. Naturally, Judge Dee refuses to give up until he has learned the whole truth.
A nail murder was a motif of crime in ancient China.[1]
The case of the headless corpse was based on an actual 13th-century Chinese murder casebook.""
Three solutions in one book. The series of about fifteen books is quite commonly available on line for a fairly low cost per book.
~Richard