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The Emperor's Pearl : A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Weight: 0.45 lbs. ISBN10: 0226848728. Publication Date: 2008-11-10. Publisher: University of Chicago Press.

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It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: 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 goddess enshrined on a bloodstained altar, looms in the background of the investigation. Clues are few and elusive, but under the expert hand of Robert van Gulik, this mythic jigsaw puzzle assembles itself into a taut mystery. "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 book and the book itself have much in common. Each is a jewel, a rare and precious find."-- Atlanta Times

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226848728
ISBN-13
9780226848723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61520

Product Key Features

Book Title
Emperor's Pearl : a Judge Dee Mystery
Author
Robert Van Gulik
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pr9130.9.G8e63 1994
Reviews
"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 book and the book itself have much in common. Each is a jewel, a rare and precious find., 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., "The title of this book and the book itself have much in common. Each is a jewel, a rare and precious find." Atlanta Times
Copyright Date
1963
Lccn
93-050923
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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