' Not my favorite of the Judge Dee books, but still good. The author is creative, and it is a good insight into Chinese culture concerning criminals and the judicial system. It is interesting, and you won't want to put it down until you find out who the criminal was.
' One of my most enjoyable required readings. Dee is actually based on a real character from the Tang Dynasty (7th and 8th centuries, I think)-kind of an Imperial Chinese Sherlock Holmes. A collection of short stories from the Judge Dee series. ' An Authentic Eighteenth-Century Detective novel from China!! Does a pretty awesome job describing the justice system in traditional China. The Daoist and Confucian methods of investigation implemented by Judge Dee are impressive. It is well worth the time to read and refer to the translator's postscript. while the stories were written in the 18th century by some one well versed in Chinese legal code. The time frame is the seventh century A.D. ' This is a translation from Chinese of a detective story. Can't wait to pick up the original Judge Dee works from Van Gulik. And the authors prologue, discussing the format of the Chinese Murder Mystery and the role that the judge played in the cases was equally fascinating as well as refreshing. The authenticity (it being a direct translation) was fascinating.
' Thank you Ken Fagan! I loved this book.
