About this title: "If you have not yet discovered Judge Dee and his faithful Sgt. Hoong, I envy you that initial pleasure which comes from the discovery of a great detective story. For the magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in that select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes" -- Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 220 p. Contains: Illustrations. Judge Dee Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Paperback Later Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Good. A light spine creases, minor edge chipping, read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 220 p. Contains: Illustrations. Judge Dee Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Fine. 0226848639 Excellent condition, likely read 1x, clean tight book, perfect cover, Great Book. ** Satisfaction Guaranteed ** Orders ship same or next business day. read more
Edition: 8th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Pencil scribbles on first page. Very light edge wear. Great copy with tight binding and clean text. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Very Good. 0226848639 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date published: 1961
Description: Very Good- THE CHINESE NAIL MURDERS by Robert Van Gulik. Avon, 1961. Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dust Jacket: No jacket. NOTES: Showing very light exterior shelfwear, overall clean and tight with no owner markings. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226848631ISBN:0226848639
Description: Fine. No Jacket. As new, unread condition mass market paperback. Wider white edition. read more
"I want to give this book 3+ stars if only because we finally get a glimpse at the personal cost of Dee's devotion to Confucianism when he discovers that a woman who he's falling in love with murdered her first husband (in her defense: he was abusive) but the Law and propriety demand that she pay the price."
"Again, this is a book written by Robert van Gulik. He is so amazing. This one is a sort of mystery story. Very interesting. The story is based on an old Chinese story. He added modern flavor to it. It can be a Hollywood movie."
"The Chinese Nail Murders is one of a series of great books written by Robert Van Gulik about the workings of the justice system in ancient China.
Van Gulik was an oriental scholar, and Dutch dipolmat ,who served in China and Japan both before and after WWII. He was in an almost unique position to write a book for western readers about the Chinese hero/magistrate, Judge Dee. In the time of Judge Dee the magistrate was the detective who solved the case, the judge who tried the case, and the jury who decided the case. This gives an interesting twist to these books that I find very enjoyable."
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