Phantom of the Temple A Judge Dee Mystery

Name: Phantom of the Temple A Judge Dee Mystery
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ISBN: 9780226848778

ISBN-10: 0226848779

ISBN-13: 9780226848778

Edition: 1966

Authors: Robert van Gulik

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Imperial China, T'ang dynasty, seventh century A.D.—home of imperial magistrate and detective Judge Dee. A near mythic figure, Judge Dee distinguished himself as tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore.InThe 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."This is one of the best, a spooky, even grisly, tale of a double murder and decapitation, a missing girl named Jade, and stolen gold hidden in a…

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 1966
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 214
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, a study of the gibbon in China, and two books on the Chinese lute.



Illustrations


Judge Dee shows a birthday present Ma Joong meets an old girl friend


The consort of a god


The birthday dinner Ma Joong makes a delivery


The Third Lady receives



A meeting late at night Judge Dee discusses seven cards


Prefect Woo and the Abbess before Judge Dee