The phantom of the temple

Robert van Gulik

Original title: The Phantom of the Temple

first published 1966 Lian pu chu ban, 2002 289 pages

Di gong an — book 11

Judge Dee presided over his imperial Chinese court with a unique brand of Confucian justice. A near mythic figure in China, he distinguished himself as a tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore, and later immortalized by Robert van Gulik in his electrifying mysteries. In The Phantom of the Temple, three separate puzzles--t...

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Ziyun si qi an edition · 2002 · Lian pu chu ban · 289 pages
The phantom of the temple edition · 1995 · University of Chicago Press · 205 pages
Das Phantom im Tempel edition · 1991 · Diogenes · 199 pages

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