Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories - Paperback
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Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories - Paperback
$21.40
ISBN: 9780226848662
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- ENG- English
- Audience
- Adults
- Genre
- Literature
by Robert Van Gulik (Author)
A delectable collection of cozy puzzle mysteries starring the wonderful Chinese sleuth Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes
The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T'ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.Author Biography
Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, a study of the gibbon in China, and two books on the Chinese lute.
Number of Pages: 184
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.03 x 5.22 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2007
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