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The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
Robert Van Gulik
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Description for The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
Paperback. On the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699 a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a woman turns up in a country mansion. Judge Dee steps in to investigate the murders. He discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee - tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger - steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty.In The Emperor's Pearl , the judge discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a near-legendary treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier. The terrifying figure of the White Lady, a river ... Read more
It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee - tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger - steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty.In The Emperor's Pearl , the judge discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a near-legendary treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier. The terrifying figure of the White Lady, a river ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226848723
SKU
V9780226848723
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99-50
About Robert Van Gulik
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.
Reviews for The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
If you have not yet discovered Judge Dee and his faithful Sgt. Hoong, I envy you that initial pleasure which comes from the discovery of a great detective story. For the magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in that select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes. - Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times The title of this ... Read more