Robert Hans van Gulik was born in Zutphen, Netherlands. He was a Dutch diplomat and authority on Chinese history and culture. In the 1950s, he created 'Judge Dee', a character based on a real T'ang dynasty magistrate.
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Robert Hans van Gulik was born in Zutphen, Netherlands. He was a Dutch diplomat and authority on Chinese history and culture. In the 1950s, he created 'Judge Dee', a character based on a real T'ang dynasty magistrate. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Chinese Maze Murders | 1952 |
| 2) The Chinese Gold Murders | 1959 |
| 3) The Chinese Bell Murders | 1960 |
| 4) The Chinese Lake Murders | 1960 |
| 5) The Red Pavilion | 1961 |
| 6) The Chinese Nail Murders | 1961 |
| 7) The Haunted Monastery | 1961 |
| 8) The Lacquer Screen | 1962 |
| 9) The Emperor's Pearl | 1963 |
| 10) Necklace and Calabash | 1964 |
| 11) The Monkey and the Tiger (short stories) | 1965 |
| 12) The Willow Pattern | 1965 |
| 13) The Phantom of the Temple | 1966 |
| 14) Murder in Canton | 1966 |
| 15) Judge Dee at Work (short stories) | 1967 |
| 16) Poets and Murder (Also published as: The Fox-Magic Murders) | 1968 |
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