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The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: Original Chinese Mysteries (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Judge Dee Play Audiobook Sample

The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: Original Chinese Mysteries Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Judge Dee
The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: Original Chinese Mysteries (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Judge Dee Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Norman Dietz Publisher: Recorded Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 1999 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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He has much in common with super-sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, but there's a difference - Judge Dee Jen-djieh was a real person! Gathered here are tales of actual crimes solved by the magistrate of Chang-ping in 7th-century China. Listen as Dee ventures down winding paths in ancient graveyards to consult the spirits of the dead, and hear him solve real-life crimes through astute deductions. The intriguing stories in this collection include The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn, The Case of the Strange Corpse and The Case of the Poisoned Bride.

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"A 1940s translation into English by a Dutchman of a 17th century Chinese novel based on the life of a 7th century, Tang Dynasty court official. Sounds like something of academic interest, but tough to read? Nope -- actually a really intriquing mystery novel that reads well while at the same time informing the reader of traditional Chinese legal and social history. A fun read, with great supplemental material by the translator. Va Gulik went on to write a series of further adventures of Judge Dee based on his other reading of 7th century China."

— Jc (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " ok is not that exciting like other mystery but have several twist, the only thing that I didn't like are the titles at the beginning of the chapter, because they are kind of spoilers, (skip them!) but interesting to read different things from long time ago. "

    — Jose, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Thrilling. Amazing as to what a Chinese judge of that era was permitted in the name of justice and the terrible consequences to him if he was wrong. "

    — Dave, 1/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I wish I liked this book but it was pretty bad. "

    — Lisa, 1/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really, really good detective novel. "

    — Rohan, 12/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " An Authentic Eighteenth-Century Detective novel from China!! Does a pretty awesome job describing the justice system in traditional China. "

    — Ben, 12/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " One of my most enjoyable required readings. "

    — Bethany, 12/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " didn't expect it, but this is basically unmitigated AWESOME. "

    — Danica, 6/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 18th century Chinese detective novel with lots of translator supplemental information. The main character Judge Dee uses questionable means to obtain evidence, as he says "...I employed threats, torture, and persuasion..." which is predominate throughout the story. Overall an interesting read. "

    — Penny, 1/29/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " This book is interesting from a historical view point but the writing is awkward and doesn't flow, maybe because it's a translation. Also, the plots were pretty obvious. "

    — Don, 12/30/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not my favorite of the Judge Dee books, but still good. "

    — Amy, 8/2/2007