The Chinese Nail Murders, (Paperback)

from busterrll

Extremely enjoying - Life was difficult ,but duty to tradition prevailed. Excellent read

from bcquinnsmom

#6 in the Judge Dee series. In this installment, Judge Dee, along with his indispensable staff, find themselves with three different crimes: the death of a merchant, that of the headless corpse, and one involving a martial-arts master. This one is little more gruesome in nature than most...the cr...

from wildbill

This is a change of pace, a reread of a book I first read over 30 years ago. The Judge Dee series centers around a Chinese magistrate who lived from 630 to 700 c.e., in the Tang dynasty. The magistrate was the all purpose ruler of an area similar to a county in the United States. The regular char...

from claude_lambert

This book is part of a delightful series. Most readers of Van Gulik read these books again: they abound in details on Chinese medieval life and the plots are always clever. This is the only book where the judge is tempted by another woman. Usually, you see him content, enjoying the company of his...

from busterrll

Extremely enjoying - Life was difficult ,but duty to tradition prevailed. Excellent read