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    The Chinese Maze Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery
    The Chinese Maze Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery
    The Chinese Maze Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery
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    The Chinese Maze Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery

    By Robert van Gulik

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    Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. The Chinese Maze Murders represents Robert van Gulik’s first venture into writing suspense novels after the success of Dee Gong An, his translation of an anonymous Chinese detective novel from the sixteenth century.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
    Release dateJul 15, 2010
    ISBN9780226849096
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    • 4/5
      Holds up amazingly well for an ancient Chinese mystery being translated into English. Something different and definitely worth the read.
    • 5/5
      1st in a series of books about an ancient Chinese magistrate Dee Goong An,who, with his entourage, solves crimes. In this particular installment, there are 3 subplots: Murder in the Sealed Room, a missing testament, and last but not least, a story that features a girl without a head. Most interesting is the way the story is told and the supernatural elements. Very very good.

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