The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik - ISBN: 9780241704646
Paperback
Judge Dee steps into a dead man’s shoes, truth awaits.

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2024

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Summary

An intricate, puzzle-like murder mystery set in Imperial China, featuring the indefatigable Judge Dee

Judge Dee is about to step into the shoes of a dead man…

Most people would refuse the job of Magistrate at the lonely port town of Peng-lai - especially as the last occupant of the post has been found poisoned in his library, his papers missing. But Judge Dee is not most men. He arrives ready to get to the truth, only to find his life complicated even further by a missing brid…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241704646
ISBN-10:0241704642
Author:Robert Van Gulik
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:13 August 2024
Weight:169g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 12mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
About The Author

Robert Van Gulik

Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat who spent almost all of his life in the Far East, and was an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, set in Tang Dynasty China, a study of the gibbon in China and two books on the Chinese lute.

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