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MYSTERIES
A Judge Dee Detective Story
The Chinese Bell Murders
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. This is the first installment in Van Gulik's satisyingly complex series.
(CHN286, $13.99) |
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The Chinese Gold Murders
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. In this installment, a series of murders greet Judge Dee newly appointed as magistrate of Penglai, a port city on the northeast coast of Shantung Province.
(CHN289, $13.99) |
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The Chinese Lake Murders
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. In this book, third in Van Gulik's classic series, set in 666, Judge Dee tackes three difficult cases as the newly appointed magistrate of Han-yuan.
(CHN288, $13.99) |
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The Chinese Nail Murders
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, follow the tradition of ancient Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. In this book set on the northern frontier of Pei-chow, Judge Dee must solve the murders of an honored merchant, a kindly boxing master, and a paper merchant's wife, whose corpse has no head. The nail murder is based on a 13th-century tale. This is the fourth installment of Robert Van Gulik's classic Chinese mystery series.
(CHN292, $13.99) |
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The Emperor's Pearl
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 186 PAGES
In this installment the time is 699 A.D. The place is Poo-yang, a large flourishing district in Kaingsu Province, where Judge Dee must investigate two deaths -- the heart failure of a rower in the annual boat race and a murder committed in a deserted and possibly haunted country estate. Folklore surrounding the River Goddess, the lost Emperor's pearl, and the cultivation of herbs plays a role in the mystery, as does the beautiful, mute, mad wife of a wealthy merchant.
(CHN296, $12.00) |
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The Haunted Monastery
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 198 PAGES
Judge Dee and his entourage, seeking refuge from a mountain storm, become trapped in a Taoist monastery, where the Abbott Jade mysteriously dies after delivering an ecstatic sermon. The monks call it a supernatural experience, but the judge calls it murder. Recalling the allegedly accidental deaths of three young women in the same monastery, Judge Dee seeks clues in the eyes of a cat to solve cases of impersonation and murder. A painting by one of the victims reveals the truth about the killings, propelling the judge on a quest for justice and revenge.
(CHN297, $12.00) |
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Judge Dee at Work, Eight Chinese Detective Stories
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 174 PAGES
A collection of eight cases from the long career of the Chinese magistrate, originally published in 1967.
(CHN299, $12.00) |
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The Monkey and the Tiger, Two Chinese Detective Stories
• Robert Hans Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. This is an omnibus edition of two novellas: "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger."
(CHN290, $12.00) |
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Murder in Canton
• Robert Hans Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, follow the tradition of ancient Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. Murder in Canton takes place in the year 680, as lord chief justice Judge Dee travels undercover to Canton to investigate the disappearance of a court censor.
(CHN291, $15.00) |
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Necklace and Calabash
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
In this novel, Van Gulik's penultimate tale, set in a river town in his home district of Poo-yang, Judge Dee's vacation is interrupted by murder.
(CHN293, $15.00) |
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The Phantom of the Temple, A Judge Dee Mystery
• Robert Hans Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 214 PAGES
In The Phantom of the Temple, three separate puzzles -- the disappearance of a wealthy merchant's daughter, twenty missing bars of gold, and a decapitated corpse -- are pieced together by the clever judge to solve three murders and one complex, gruesome plot.
(CHN439, $13.00) |
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Poets and Murder
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
In this satisyingly complex tale set in the imperial academy, Judge Dee puzzles over a double-murder of a young student and a dancer. Orginally published in 1968, this is the last of Van Gulik's many books based on the life of a ancient Chinese magistrate.
(CHN294, $12.00) |
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The Red Pavilion
• Robert Van Gulik
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 185 PAGES
These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. In this book, Judge Dee meets up with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island.
(CHN287, $12.00) |
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The Willow Pattern
• Robert Hans Van Gulik
LITERATURE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
In "The Willow Pattern," the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer.
(CHN554, $12.00) |
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