The Chinese Bell Murders - (Judge Dee Detective Story) by Robert Van Gulik (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Meet Judge Dee, the detective lauded as the "Sherlock Holmes of ancient China"Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will thrill to this reissue of the first volume in Robert van Gulik's classic Chinese Murders series.
- Author(s): Robert Van Gulik
- 262 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Judge Dee Detective Story
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Book Synopsis
Meet Judge Dee, the detective lauded as the "Sherlock Holmes of ancient China"
Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will thrill to this reissue of the first volume in Robert van Gulik's classic Chinese Murders series. The Chinese Bell Murders introduces the great Judge Dee, a magistrate of the city of Poo-yang in ancient China.
In the spirit of ancient Chinese detective novels, Judge Dee is challenged by three cases. First, he must solve the mysterious murder of Pure Jade, a young girl living on Half Moon Street. All the evidence points to the guilt of her lover, but Judge Dee has his doubts. Dee also solves the mystery of a deserted temple and that of a group of monks' terrific success with a cure for barren women.
Review Quotes
"Van Gulik's Judge Dee books are unique entertainment--excellent...enthralling..." -- New York Times Book Review
"The wise and humorous judge is a treasure." -- New York Post
"Judge Dee is a Great Detective in the noblest tradition--perceptive, cryptic, wise, arbitrary, ever fascinating." -- New York Times
"Judge Dee...is an enchanting detective..." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Judge Dee solves three mysteries with all the verve and perspicacity of a modern homicide lieutenant but in a story told with the punctilio and charm of ancient manners." -- Washington Post Times-Herald