Murder in Canton

Informationen zum Autor Robert Van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. He drew his plots from the whole body of Chinese literature, especially from the popular detective novels that first appeared in the seventeenth century. Klappentext Murder in Canton takes place in 680 A.D. Judge Dee, recently promoted to Lord Chief Justice, is sent incognito to Canton to investigate the disappearance of a court censor. With the help of his trusted lieutenants Chiao Tai and Tao Gan, and that of a clever blind girl who collects crickets, Dee solves the traditional three puzzles - "The Vanished Censor, The Smaragdine Dancer, and The Golden Bell". Zusammenfassung In his attempts to solve three perplexing murders! Judge Dee uncovers a plot to take over key positions in the Tang government.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Hans Van Gulik, Robert Van Gulik, van Gulik, Robert Van Guilik, Van Gulik, Robert van Gulik
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2004
• EAN: 9780226848747
• ISBN: 978-0-226-84874-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Judge Dee Mystery
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Narrative literature