false 419389 6 <div>Authentic 18th-century Chinese detective novels. Dee and associates solve 3 interlocked cases: <i>The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn</i>, <i>The Case of the Strange Corpse</i>, and <i>The Case of the Poisoned Bride</i>. 9 illustrations.<br></div> 408532 1949 Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) (Detective Stories) total:115|5:34|4:36|3:39|2:6|1:0| 115 443 146 12 0 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 18:53:32 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 19:00:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 12 08:03:11 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 08:08:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 13 17:34:45 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 17:34:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1983 Sat Jun 09 09:11:42 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 11:22:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 27 20:19:33 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 20:23:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 18:52:44 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:41:25 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 13:08:07 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:08:20 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 08 11:27:41 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 11:42:26 -0700 2007
Read the first of the series first, then the others in any order. Van Gulik's black or white characters are predictible yet ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed May 07 12:16:06 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 12:22:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 25 15:24:33 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 15:48:49 -0700 2008
What I liked about this book is that it is a translation of an 18th Century detective novel which was based on a real life 7th Century Chinese detective. The book i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 23 17:56:26 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 18:00:32 -0700 2008
Note: Though I am listing this one book just now, I have read the entire series. As delicious a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 23 17:04:08 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 17:05:31 -0700 2008
I read this for world history II.]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 22:49:59 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 22:49:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 14:41:57 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:41:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:03:09 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 11:03:09 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 05:11:30 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:34:35 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:35:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 17:48:29 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:48:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 19:21:36 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:21:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 09:27:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:27:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 17:38:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:38:25 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3072743