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The Chinese Maze Murders

Judge Dee (Chronological order) seriesNext:The Chinese Bell Murders(1958) →

A.D. 670

Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor's garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. The Chinese Maze Murders represents Robert van Gulik's first venture into writing suspense novels after the success of Dee Gong An, his translation of an anonymous Chinese detective novel from the sixteenth century.

Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 321 pages

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