# The Jade God — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Jade God by Alan Sullivan.

- [I: The Old House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/i-the-old-house.md): John Derrick and his sister Edith move into Beech Lodge, a house with a mysterious past. Derrick feels an inexplicable connection to the place, sensing that someone died in the study and that the house itself has chosen 
- [II: Perkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/ii-perkins.md): Derrick and Perkins engage in a deep, mystical conversation about the lingering evil in Beech Lodge, particularly in the study where Mr. Millicent died. Perkins reveals her belief that the room has absorbed emotions and 
- [III: The Man from the East](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/iii-the-man-from-the-east.md): Derrick struggles with his writing at Beech Lodge, feeling increasingly drawn to the study and the portrait of Millicent. Edith expresses unease about the house, feeling superficial and threatened. Perkins reveals that M
- [IV: Jean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/iv-jean.md): Two weeks after the staff at Beech Lodge is completed, Mrs. Millicent and her daughter Jean walk near their old home for the first time since the tragedy. Jean feels an impulse to pass by Beech Lodge, and they see Perkin
- [V: The Paper-Knife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/v-the-paper-knife.md): Derrick visits Sergeant Burke at the Bamberley police station to discuss the Millicent murder case. He presents a small dark green object—the paper-knife—that he found, shocking Burke. Derrick probes Burke's views on cri

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- [VI: God—Or Devil?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/vi-god-or-devil.md)
- [VII: A Mysterious Peddler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/vii-a-mysterious-peddler.md)
- [VIII: The Power of the Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/viii-the-power-of-the-unknown.md)
- [IX: The Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/ix-the-escape.md)
- [XI: A Strange Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/xi-a-strange-confession.md)
- [XII: “I Love You!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/xii-i-love-you.md)
- [XIII: The Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/xiii-the-sacrifice.md)
- [XIV: A Broken Tile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jade_god_se/chapters/xiv-a-broken-tile.md)

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