书目

The Chinese Bell Murders：A Judge Dee Detective Story

内容简介

MeetJudgeDee,thedetectivelaudedasthe"SherlockHolmesofancientChina"FansofAlexanderMcCallSmith'sNo.1Ladies'DetectiveAgencyserieswillthrilltothisreissueofthefirstvolumeinRobertvanGulik'sclassicChineseMurdersseries.TheChineseBellMurdersintroducesthegreatJudgeDee,amagistrateofthecityofPoo-yanginancientChina.InthespiritofancientChinesedetectivenovels,JudgeDeeischallengedbythreecases.First,hemustsolvethemysteriousmurderofPureJade,ayounggirllivingonHalfMoonStreet.Alltheevidencepointstotheguiltofherlover,butJudgeDeehashisdoubts.Deealsosolvesthemysteryofadesertedtempleandthatofagroupofmonks'terrificsuccesswithacureforbarrenwomen.

作者简介

RobertVanGulikwasbornintheNetherlandsin1910.HewaseducatedattheUniversitiesofLeydenandUtrecht,andservedintheDutchdiplomaticserviceinChinaandJapanformanyyears.HisinterestinAsianlanguagesandartledhimtothediscoveryofChinesedetectivenovelsandtothehistoricalcharacterofJudgeDee,famousinancientChineseannalsasascholar-magistrate.VanGuliksubsequentlybeganwritingtheJudgeDeeseriesofnovelsthathavesocaptivatedmysteryreaderseversince.Hediedofcancerin1967.

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