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epub | 8.23 MB | English| Isbn:9780060728885 | Author: Robert van Gulik | Year: 2004
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Quote: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.Category:Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Peoples & Cultures - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Asian Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, Other Mystery Categories, China - Historical Fiction, Chinese People - Fiction, Historical Mysteries
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.