Murder in Canton
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 University of Chicago Press - 1998 |
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| Author | Robert van Gulik |
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| Cover artist | Ed Lindlof |
| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, Detective Novel |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| Released | 1966 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 206 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-226-84863-9 |
| Preceded by | The Willow Pattern |
| Followed by | The Phantom of the Temple |
Murder in Canton is a detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (rougly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The book contains twelve illustrations and a map of Canton by the author.
[edit] Plot introduction
Judge Dee is now the most senior judge in all of China and his authority is little less than the Emperor himself. Canton is the most important trading port in the country, filled with merchants from many other lands, some as far away as India and Baghdad. When one of the secretive but very powerful Imperial censors goes missing in Canton, Judge Dee must come to the city in disguise and investigate. He is aided by a beautiful blind girl who collects crickets.
This is the last story in the internal chronology of Judge Dee.
