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Necklace and Calabash: A Chinese Detective Story

Robert van Gulik

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Judge Dee is a magistrate in the fictional Poo-yang district, its a wealthy area through which the Grand Canal of China runs . The Emperor's daughter lives in the district at the Water Palace but it falls under a special administration run by the military commander. Judge Dee goes to the area for a few days of relaxing fishing but soon meets with a strange Taoist hermit, then a body is found in the river. Then the Emperor's daughter appeals to Judge Dee for aid. The mysteries keep building up and Judge Dee has to tread very carefully to avoid serious political fallout from his investigations.

Language: English

Pages: 152

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: November 15, 2010

Necklace and Calabash: A Chinese Detective Story

Robert van Gulik

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Judge Dee is a magistrate in the fictional Poo-yang district, its a wealthy area through which the Grand Canal of China runs . The Emperor's daughter lives in the district at the Water Palace but it falls under a special administration run by the military commander. Judge Dee goes to the area for a few days of relaxing fishing but soon meets with a strange Taoist hermit, then a body is found in the river. Then the Emperor's daughter appeals to Judge Dee for aid. The mysteries keep building up and Judge Dee has to tread very carefully to avoid serious political fallout from his investigations.

Language: English

Pages: 152

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: November 15, 2010

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