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The Chinese Gold Murders (Paperback)

by Robert Van Gulik (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 154 pages
  • Publisher: Calypso Press Limited; New Ed edition (22 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1876725044
  • ISBN-13: 978-1876725044
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 458,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Picaresque, clever, exceptionally ingenious, plotted with remarkable skill... Go now, buy the books..." -- Crime Factory, August 2002.

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Pen-Lai District, North East China, AD 663. Newly arrived from the Imperial Capital to take up his first post as Magistrate, Judge Dee is at once confronted with three eerie and baffling mysteries which test his analytical and deductive powers to the limit, drawing him along a trail of blood leading to a criminal of boundless ambition -- and to a plot which will rock the vast bureaucracy of the mighty T'ang Empire!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Evocation of Ancient China !, 8 May 2000
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This review is from: The Chinese Gold Murders (Judge Dee Mysteries) (Paperback)
An interesting mystery set in Ancient China: the author was a professional diplomat to China during the first years of the 20th century. He obviously used this time for merticulous research as this story (and the rest of the Judge Dee series) captures the spirit of the period excellently: the character of Judge Dee is based on a real historical character. In this novel, Dee is taking up his first post as pronvincial magistrate and has to deal with the murder of his predecessor. Excellently written, the mystery will keep you hooked until the last page.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Judge Dee mystery, 4 April 2009
By N. Rossis (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews
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Judge Dee is loosely based on an actual historical ancient Chinese figure, wonderfully brought to life by Gulik. As Gulik was an avid sinologist as well as diplomat and writer, he is uniquely poised to present us with every-day life in ancient China. It is this detailed knowledge of Chinese history that permeates his stories and gives them their unique flavour, and also the reason why ever since I first discovered Judge Dee, I have managed to buy all of Gulik's Judge Dee books.

Judge Dee stories are written in a way that resembles traditional Chinese conventions. Therefore, the "detective" (i.e. Judge Dee, in fact a magistrate in ancient China), deals with three different crimes in any book. These may somehow connect, but they may just as well be completely unrelated. Gulig's notes help further immerse the reader in the exotic atmosphere of ancient China.

The book is written in the familiar Gulig way, with the Judge solving these mysteries using his uncanny powers of observation and deduction, much like a modern sleuth would. However, adding to the mix Gulig's effortlessly convincing representation of ancient China and his easily-read prose, makes this another great Judge Dee book.

Highly recommended to anyone, whether a Judge Dee novice or a fan.
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