Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) by Jeremy W — 28 Dec 2010

Asian version of guy ritchie's sherlock holmes.

This review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) was written by Jeremy W on 28 Dec 2010.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame has generally received positive reviews.

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