Robert van Gulik Livres

A.D. 668 Meet Judge Dee, the detective lauded as the "Sherlock Holmes of ancient China" — Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will thrill to this reissue of the first volume in Robert van Gulik's classic Chinese Murders series. The Chinese Bell Murders introduces the great Judge Dee, a magistrate of the city of Poo-yang in ancient China. In the spirit of ancient Chinese detective novels, Judge Dee is challenged by three cases. First, he must solve the mysterious murder of Pure Jade, a young girl living on Half Moon Street. All the evidence points to the guilt of her lover, but Judge Dee has his doubts. Dee also solves the mystery of a deserted temple and that of a group of monks' terrific success with a cure for barren women.

Nous sommes en 663, dans la Chine des empereurs T'ang. Las du train-train quotidien des fonctionnaires impériaux de Chang'an, le secrétaire Ti Jen-Tsie a demandé (et obtenu) le poste de magistrat de la ville fictive de Peng-lai, un port de la côte orientale. Un choix qui ne manque pas de surprendre ses amis : non seulement Peng-lai a la réputation d'être un endroit hanté, mais de plus, le juge Ti va succéder à une personne décédée de mort violente, le précédent magistrat Wang Té-houa ayant été empoisonné dans sa bibliothèque dans des circonstances pour le moins mystérieuses : personne n'est capable de dire comment l'assassin s'y est pris pour introduire le poison dans sa théière... Pour son premier poste, la tâche principale du Juge Ti sera d'élucider le meurtre de son prédécesseur. Mais il devra également s'occuper d'autres affaires, non moins urgentes, comme les disparitions soudaines du premier commis du tribunal et de l'épouse d'un riche armateur de la ville. Et pour couronner le tout, le surnaturel s'en mêle : le fantôme du magistrat défunt hante le Yamen, et une rumeur signale la présence d'un légendaire homme-tigre dans la région... Le besoin d'action du magistrat va être plus que satisfait...

A.D. 668 Due to its proximity to the Water Palace, the summer residence of the Emperor's favorite daughter, Riverton lies within a Special Area administered by the military. To Judge Dee, returning to his district of Poo-yang, the peaceful town promises a few days' fishing and relaxation. But it is not to be. A chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, a princess in distress--before long the judge is facing one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.

En 630 naît le juge Ti à Tai-yuan. Il travaillera également comme secrétaire aux Archives impériales. En 663, nommé magistrat, il va être en charge d'affaires criminelles.Table des matières:● La Perle de l'Empereur (roman, The Emperor's Pearl),● Le Collier de la princesse (roman, Necklace and Calabash),● Assassins et poètes (roman, Poets and Murder),● Mystère du labyrinthe (roman, The Chinese Maze Murders ).

En poste à Lang-fang, non loin de la Mongolie, le juge Ti aimerait célébrer l'anniversaire de l'une de ses épouses autour d'un tranquille tournoi de ma-jong et d'une tasse de thé fumant. Mais, dans ce district en activité permanente, les criminels sont bien décidés à ne lui laisser aucun répit. Un corps sans tête, des lingots dérobés au Trésor impérial et la découverte d'un sanglant message dans un coffret en ébène : ces trois affaires en apparence distinctes ont de quoi déconcerter le brillant magistrat. Le juge Ti devra plus que jamais manœuvrer avec d'infinies précautions pour dévoiler la face cachée du fantôme du temple.

The last of the Judge Dee series. Judge Dee is a 7th century magistrate/detective who always has three crimes to solve. In the first, a headless body is found; in the second, a poisoning occurs; and finally a cotton-maker is killed.

One of a series of five detective stories set in 7th century China when the judge was also the detective. Judge Dee has three murders to solve and there is an obvious suspect who everyone else wants to put on trial, but he is suspicious and manages to track down the real murderer.

Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an "accident" in a deserted mansion. In The Willow Pattern, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer. Packed with suspense, violence, and romance, The Willow Pattern won’t disappoint Judge Dee’s legions of loyal fans. "The China of old, in Mr. van Gulik’s skilled hands, comes vividly alive again."—Allen J. Hubin, New York Times Book Review

This is one of a series of five detective stories set in 7th century China when the judge was also the detective. Judge Dee has three murders to solve and there is an obvious suspect who everyone wants to put on trial, but Judge Dee is suspicious and manages to track down the real murderer.

A.D. 668 Master detective Judge Dee sets out to solve a puzzling double murder and discovers that complicated passions lurk beneath the seemingly tranquil landscape of academic life. A student has been murdered; a beautiful poetess is accused of whipping her maidservant to death; and further mysteries lie in the shadows of the Shrine of the Black Fox.