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Judge Dee (Chronological order) Series

18 primary works • 19 total works
In chronological order (663 - 681)

See also Judge Dee (publication order).

Inspired by an anonymous 18th century Chinese novel (literally, Four Great Strange Cases of Empress Wu's Reign), the first half of which was translated by Van Gulik as Dee Goong An (1949), APA Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (1976).

For the second half of this 18th century novel…

Book 1

Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee
by
3.92 · 2532 Ratings · 244 Reviews · published 1949 · 3 editions
Long before Western writers had even conceived the…

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    Book 2

    The Chinese Gold Murders
    by
    3.96     · 1930 Ratings · 202 Reviews · published 1959 · 71 editions
    A.D. 663

    In this, the second book in Robert van Gul…

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    Book 3

    The Lacquer Screen
    by
    4.04     · 1411 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 1962 · 2 editions
    A.D. 663

    Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a se…

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    Book 4

    Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories
    by
    4.05     · 1122 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1967 · 36 editions
    The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover…

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    Book 5

    The Chinese Lake Murders
    by
    4.10     · 1797 Ratings · 126 Reviews · published 1960 · 87 editions
    A.D. 666

    The Chinese Lake Murders describes how Jud…

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    Book 6

    The Monkey and The Tiger
    by
    4.03     · 1008 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 1965 · 49 editions
    A.D. 666 and A.D. 676

    The Monkey and The Tiger incl…

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    Book 7

    The Haunted Monastery
    by
    4.01     · 1838 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 1961 · 6 editions
    A.D. 666

    Judge Dee and his entourage, seeking refug…

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    Book 8

    The Chinese Bell Murders
    by
    4.08     · 1829 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 1958 · 80 editions
    A.D. 668

    Meet Judge Dee, the detective lauded as th…

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    Book 9

    The Red Pavilion
    by
    4.06     · 1498 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 1961 · 1 edition
    A.D. 668

    A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the m…

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    Book 10

    The Emperor's Pearl
    by
    4.07     · 1291 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 1963 · 73 editions

    It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonb…

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    Book 11

    Poets and Murder
    by
    4.08     · 1060 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1968 · 49 editions
    A.D. 668

    Master detective Judge Dee sets out to sol…

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    Book 12

    Necklace and Calabash
    by
    4.14     · 1094 Ratings · 94 Reviews · published 1967 · 49 editions
    A.D. 668

    Due to its proximity to the Water Palace, …

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    Book 13

    The Chinese Maze Murders
    by
    4.12     · 1868 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 1951 · 50 editions
    A.D. 670

    Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll pictur…

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    Book 14

    The Phantom of the Temple
    by
    4.13     · 1003 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 1966 · 56 editions
    A.D. 670

    On a wooded hill in the Lan-fang district,…

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    Book 15

    The Chinese Nail Murders
    by
    4.16     · 1427 Ratings · 105 Reviews · published 1961 · 61 editions
    A.D. 676

    In the fifth installment of Robert Van Gul…

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    Book 16

    The Willow Pattern
    by
    4.07     · 1204 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 1965 · 1 edition
    A.D. 677

    As Judge Dee copes with the administration…

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    Book 17

    Murder in Canton
    by
    4.16     · 1028 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 1966 · 1 edition
    A.D. 681

    Murder In Canton takes place in 680 A.D. J…

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    Book 5,11,14

    Trois enquêtes du juge Ti: Meurtre sur un bateau-de-fleurs, Assassins et poètes, Le fantôme du temple
    by
    4.50     · 4 Ratings · 1 edition
    Au mitan du VIIe siècle, depuis les montagnes fron…

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    Dee Goong An, Second Part: Judge Dee Defies the Empress
    by
    3.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 edition
    In 1949, while posted in Tokyo, Robert van Gulik p…

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