The Chinese Gold Murders

Reprint

Gulik, Robert Hans Van 저자(글)

Harper Perennial · 2004년 08월 03일

책 소개

In this, the second book in Robert van Gulik's classic mystery series of ancient China, Judge Dee must look into the murder of his predecessor. His job is complicated by the simultaneous disappearance of his chief clerk and the new bride of a wealthy local shipowner. Meanwhile, a tiger is terrorizing the district, the ghost of the murdered magistrate stalks the tribunal, a prostitute has a secret message for Dee, and the body of a murdered monk is discovered to be in the wrong grave. In the end, the judge, with his deft powers of deduction, uncovers the one cause for all of these seemingly unrelated events.

작가정보

저자(글) Gulik, Robert Hans Van

목차

• Preface	p. vii
  Three old friends part in a country pavilion; a magistrate meets two highwaymen on the road	p. 1
  A strenuous sword duel is broken off undecided; four men drink wine in the hostel of Yenchow	p. 9
  An eyewitness relates the discovery of a murder; the judge has a weird meeting in an empty house	p. 20
  Judge Dee goes to visit the scene of the crime; he studies the secret of the copper tea stove	p. 31
  Two stalwarts have a gratis meal in a restaurant; they watch a strange performance on the water front	p. 40
  A drunken poet composes a song to the moon; Chiao Tai meets a Korean girl in a brothel	p. 47
  Judge Dee hears the report on the lacquer box; he goes to visit a temple in the dead of night	p. 58
  A rich shipowner reports the loss of his bride; the judge reconstructs a meeting of two persons	p. 69
  Judge Dee takes his men to inspect a farmhouse; a strange discovery is made in the mulberry bush	p. 80
  A philosopher propounds his lofty views; Judge Dee explains a complicated murder	p. 92
  The judge visits a Buddhist abbot; he has a dinner on the water front	p. 104
  The confession of a disillusioned lover; the disappearance of a Korean artisan	p. 116
  Ma Joong and Chiao Tai go out on a boat trip; a lovers' tryst has unexpected consequences	p. 128
  Judge Dee discourses on two attempted murders; an unknown woman appears before the tribunal	p. 137
  A young woman tells an amazing tale; an old man confesses a strange crime	p. 146
  Judge Dee goes out to eat noodles in a restaurant; he applauds the decisions of an ancient colleague	p. 161
  A pious abbot conducts a magnificent ceremony; a skeptical philosopher loses his best argument	p. 175
  The judge uncovers an evil conspiracy; an elusive person is finally identified	p. 184
  Postscript	p. 197
  Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

기본정보

ISBN	9780060728670 ( 0060728671 )
발행(출시)일자	2004년 08월 03일
쪽수	202쪽
크기	136 * 205 * 14 mm / 204 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어