Lot 2 mysteries: Trevis Tarrant by C. D. King, Celebrated Judge Dee by Van Gulik

Description: This is a lot of two mystery books by published by Dover Books. Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee translated by Robert Van Gulik: Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. These judges held a unique position. As "fathers to the people" they were at once judge and detective, responsible for all aspects of keeping the peace and for discovering, capturing, and punishing criminals. One of the most celebrated historical magistrates was Judge Dee, who lived in the seventh century A.D. This book, written in the eighteenth century by a person well versed in the Chinese legal code, chronicles three of Judge Dee's most celebrated cases, interwoven to form a novel. A double murder among traveling merchants, the fatal poisoning of a bride on her wedding night, and an unsolved murder in a small town under Judge Dee's jurisdiction — these are the crimes. They take Judge Dee up and down the great silk routes, through clever disguises, into ancient graveyards where he consults the spirits of the dead, and through some clever deduction. The Curious Mr. .Tarrant by C. Daly King: The Episode of the Codex' CurseThe Episode of the Tangible IllusionThe Episode of the Nail and the RequiemThe Episode of "Torment IV"The Episode of the Headless HorrorsThe Episode of the Vanishing HarpThe Episode of the Man With Three EyesThe Episode of the Final Bargain ...........................Shipping combined for multiple purchases. Delivery confirmation included on all domestic packages.

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