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Judge Dee Series

17 primary works • 31 total works
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See also Judge Dee (Chronological 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, see the rec…

Book 1

Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee
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3.92 · 2539 Ratings · 245 Reviews · published 1949 · 32 editions
Long before Western writers had even conceived the…

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    Book 2

    The Chinese Maze Murders
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    4.12     · 1873 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 1951 · 50 editions
    A.D. 670

    Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll pictur…

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    Book 3

    The Chinese Bell Murders
    by
    4.08     · 1832 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 1958 · 1 edition
    A.D. 668

    Meet Judge Dee, the detective lauded as th…

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    Book 4

    The Chinese Gold Murders
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    3.96     · 1941 Ratings · 203 Reviews · published 1959 · 71 editions
    A.D. 663

    In this, the second book in Robert van Gul…

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    Book 5

    The Chinese Lake Murders
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    4.10     · 1801 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1960 · 87 editions
    A.D. 666

    The Chinese Lake Murders describes how Jud…

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    Book 6

    The Chinese Nail Murders
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    4.16     · 1433 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 1961 · 47 editions
    A.D. 676

    In the fifth installment of Robert Van Gul…

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    Book 7

    The Haunted Monastery
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    4.01     · 1845 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 1961 · 6 editions
    A.D. 666

    Judge Dee and his entourage, seeking refug…

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    Book 8

    The Red Pavilion
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    4.06     · 1505 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 1961 · 22 editions
    A.D. 668

    A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the m…

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    Book 9

    The Lacquer Screen
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    4.03     · 1415 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 1962 · 65 editions
    A.D. 663

    Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a se…

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    Book 10

    The Emperor's Pearl
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    4.07     · 1301 Ratings · 88 Reviews · published 1963 · 73 editions

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

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    Book 11

    The Monkey and The Tiger
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    4.03     · 1013 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 1965 · 39 editions
    A.D. 666 and A.D. 676

    The Monkey and The Tiger incl…

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    Book 12

    The Willow Pattern
    by
    4.07     · 1210 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1965 · 1 edition
    A.D. 677

    As Judge Dee copes with the administration…

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    Book 13

    Murder in Canton
    by
    4.16     · 1033 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 14

    The Phantom of the Temple
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    4.13     · 1007 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

    Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories
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    4.05     · 1125 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1967 · 36 editions
    The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover…

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    Book 16

    Necklace and Calabash
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    4.14     · 1102 Ratings · 95 Reviews · published 1967 · 49 editions
    A.D. 668

    Due to its proximity to the Water Palace, …

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    Book 17

    Poets and Murder
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    4.08     · 1064 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1968 · 49 editions
    A.D. 668

    Master detective Judge Dee sets out to sol…

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    Book 11 part 1/2

    The Morning of the Monkey
    by
    3.85     · 95 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1964 · 5 editions
    Judge Dee finds a unique gold ring with minute blo…

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    Book 11 part 2/2

    The Night of the Tiger
    by
    4.11     · 53 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1963 · 4 editions
    A Chinese detective story starring Judge Dee, who …

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    Book short stories from book 15

    Red Tape Murder
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    4.25     · 40 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1986 · 2 editions

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    Book 7 & 2

    The Haunted Monastery and the Chinese Maze Murders: Two Chinese Detective Novels, With 27 Illustrations by the Author
    by
    4.21     · 207 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1977 · 7 editions
    Two full novels by Orientalist and diplomat Robert…

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    Book 4 & 9

    Fantoom in Foe-lai / Het Chinese lakscherm
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    4.12     · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    Originally written in English by Dutch diplomat Ro…

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    Book 5 & 6

    Meer van Mien-yuan / Het spookklooster
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    4.07     · 15 Ratings · 2 editions
    Dutch diplomat and historian Robert van Gulik wrot…

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    Book 4, 5, 9 & stories from 15

    Les débuts du juge Ti
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    3.93     · 28 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    En 630 naît le juge Ti à Tai-yuan. Il travaillera …

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    Book 3, 7, 8 & stories from 11 & 15

    Les enquêtes du juge Ti
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    4.08     · 13 Ratings · published 2004 · 3 editions
    En 630 naît le juge Ti à Tai-yuan. Il travaillera …

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    Book 2, 10, 16, 17

    Les nouvelles enquêtes du juge Ti
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    4.10     · 10 Ratings · published 2007 · 2 editions
    En 630 naît le juge Ti à Tai-yuan. Il travaillera …

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    Book 6, 12-14, & stories from 11 & 15

    Les dernières enquêtes du juge Ti
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    4.44     · 9 Ratings · published 2005 · 2 editions
    En 630 naît le juge Ti à Tai-yuan. Il travaillera …

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    Book 3-5, 7-9 & stories from 11 & 15

    Les aventures du Juge Ti Coffret 2 volumes : Les débuts du Juge Ti ; Les enquêtes du Juge Ti
    by
    4.50     · 2 Ratings · published 2004 · 1 edition
    Ce coffret comprend les 2 premiers volumes, publié…

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    Book 7 & 9

    Kummitused kloostris / Lakksirm
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    3.72     · 46 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1987 · 1 edition
    Raamat sisaldab kahte detektiivjuttu populaarselt …

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    Book 2,6,10,12-14,16-17 & from 11&15

    Les aventures du juge Ti Coffret 2 volumes : Les nouvelles enquêtes du juge Ti ; Les dernières enquêtes du juge Ti
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    3.50     · 2 Ratings · published 2005 · 1 edition
    Ce coffret comprend les 2 derniers volumes de l'éd…

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

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