The Chinese Nail Murders (Judge Dee Mysteries)
by Robert Van Gulik | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0226848639 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0226848639 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Fire-Dragon of Newtown, New South Wales Australia on 12/17/2009
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Journal Entry 1 by Fire-Dragon from Newtown, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, December 17, 2009
From the back cover: Judge Dee and his four helpers solve the murders of an honored merchant, a kindly boxing master, and a paper merchant's wife, whose corpse has no head. They succeed in spite of strong pressure on Judge Dee from higher-ups to bring his investigation, which has temporarily generated unrest among the populace, rapidly to an end or face dismissal and serious punishment. The case of the headless corpse is based on a thirteenth-century Chinese casebook; the nail murder, one of the most famous motifs in Chinese crime literature, is first described in the same text.
Left behind by a house guest.
Left behind by a house guest.
Journal Entry 2 by Fire-Dragon at XO Cafe (Church @ 30th St) in San Francisco, California USA on Thursday, December 17, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (12/17/2009 UTC) at XO Cafe (Church @ 30th St) in San Francisco, California USA
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I'll leave this on the magazine table at the back of the cafe.
I'll leave this on the magazine table at the back of the cafe.
