Necklace and Calabash : A Chinese Detective Story (Paperback)

from rameau

One of the best of the series, and the most like a Chandler novel. You wouldn't think one could do the scene where the detective is told to just shut up and get in the car in the 7th century, but v...

from nandadevi

This is a later Judge Dee novel from van Gulik. His writing and characterisation are at their best here. Unusually for a Judge Dee story, he is without his usual retinue; Ma Joong, Chiao Tai and Ta...

from nandadevi

This is a later Judge Dee novel from van Gulik. His writing and characterisation are at their best here. Unusually for a Judge Dee story, he is without his usual retinue; Ma Joong, Chiao Tai and Ta...

from bnielsen

Kina, år 668- Dommer Di er magistrat i Poo-yang og gør to dages ophold i Rivertown. I skoven møder han en taoist-munk, Master Gourd. Rivertown er et "specielt område" for Kejserens yndlingsdatter b...

from rameau

One of the best of the series, and the most like a Chandler novel. You wouldn't think one could do the scene where the detective is told to just shut up and get in the car in the 7th century, but v...