The Chinese gold murders

a Judge Dee detective story

English language

Published Nov. 15, 2004 by Perennial.

ISBN:
978-0-06-072867-0
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OCLC Number:
54536990

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The Chinese Gold Murders is a gong'an historical mystery novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700. The book includes a map of the fictional town of Peng-lai.

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Subjects

  • Di, Renjie, 629-700 -- Fiction
  • Judges -- Fiction
  • China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907 -- Fiction