The Chinese Bell Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story - Brossura

Gulik, Robert Hans Van

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ISBN 10: 0060728884 ISBN 13: 9780060728885

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2004

Riassunto

The great Chinese detective Judge Dee begins work on the most disquieting case of his career when he reviews a rape and murder on Half Moon Street, an investigation that brings him face to face with a clan of killer monks and a long-standing feud between two of the city's most important families. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“Van Gulik’s Judge Dee books are unique entertainment--excellent...enthralling...” (New York Times Book Review)

“The wise and humorous judge is a treasure.” (New York Post)

“Judge Dee is a Great Detective in the noblest tradition--perceptive, cryptic, wise, arbitrary, ever fascinating.” (New York Times)

“Judge Dee...is an enchanting detective...” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

“Judge Dee solves three mysteries with all the verve and perspicacity of a modern homicide lieutenant but in a story told with the punctilio and charm of ancient manners.” (Washington Post Times-Herald)

L'autore:

Robert Van Gulik was born in the Netherlands in 1910. He was educated at the Universities of Leyden and Utrecht, and served in the Dutch diplomatic service in China and Japan for many years. His interest in Asian languages and art led him to the discovery of Chinese detective novels and to the historical character of Judge Dee, famous in ancient Chinese annals as a scholar-magistrate. Van Gulik subsequently began writing the Judge Dee series of novels that have so captivated mystery readers ever since. He died of cancer in 1967.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060728884
• ISBN 13: 9780060728885
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262