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The Chinese Gold Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

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In this, the second book in Robert van Gulik's classic mystery series of ancient China, Judge Dee must look into the murder of his predecessor. His job is complicated by the simultaneous disappearance of his chief clerk and the new bride of a wealthy local shipowner.

Meanwhile, a tiger is terrorizing the district, the ghost of the murdered magistrate stalks the tribunal, a prostitute has a secret message for Dee, and the body of a murdered monk is discovered to be in the wrong grave. In the end, the judge, with his deft powers of deduction, uncovers the one cause for all of these seemingly unrelated events.

About the Author

Robert Van Gulik was born in the Netherlands in 1910. He was educated at the Universities of Leyden and Utrecht, and served in the Dutch diplomatic service in China and Japan for many years. His interest in Asian languages and art led him to the discovery of Chinese detective novels and to the historical character of Judge Dee, famous in ancient Chinese annals as a scholar-magistrate. Van Gulik subsequently began writing the Judge Dee series of novels that have so captivated mystery readers ever since. He died of cancer in 1967.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060728670
Subtitle:
A Judge Dee Detective Story
Author:
Van Gulik, Robert
Author:
Gulik, Robert Hans Van
Author:
by Robert Van Gulik
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
China
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories
Subject:
Judges
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Edition Number:
1st Perennial ed.
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Judge Dee Mysteries
Series Volume:
18445
Publication Date:
20040803
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.07x5.35x.57 in. .45 lbs.

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