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The Phantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
Robert Van Gulik
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Description for The Phantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery Series)
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Judge Dee presided over his imperial Chinese court with a unique brand of Confucian justice. A near mythic figure in China, he distinguished himself as a tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore, and later immortalized by Robert van Gulik in his electrifying mysteries.
In The 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.
“Judge Dee belongs ... Read more
Judge Dee presided over his imperial Chinese court with a unique brand of Confucian justice. A near mythic figure in China, he distinguished himself as a tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore, and later immortalized by Robert van Gulik in his electrifying mysteries.
In The 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.
“Judge Dee belongs ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226848778
SKU
V9780226848778
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99-50
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