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Название книги: The Chinese LakeMurders
Автор(ы): Robert Gulik
Жанр: Детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/The-Chinese-LakeMurders-197605.html
A Chinese detective story suggested by original ancient Chinese plotsWith twelve plates drawn by the author in Chinese style
PREFACE
The Chinese Lake Murders describes how Judge Dee solved three difficult cases in a.d. 666, shortly after he had been appointed magistrate of Han-yuan.Han-yuan was a small old town, only sixty miles northwest of the imperial capital; but hidden among high mountains, it had always remained an isolated place and few people from outside had settled there. It lay on the shore of a mountain lake, the mysterious lake of Han-yuan, about which since olden times people told strange stories. The bodies of persons drowned there were never found, but their ghosts were said to have been seen walking among the living. At the same time, however, the lake was famous for its "flower boats," floating houses of assignation where the guests could feast with beautiful courtesans and stay overnight on the water.In this strange old town Judge Dee is confronted with a cruel murder. Just wh
Название книги: The Chinese LakeMurders
Автор(ы): Robert Gulik
Жанр: Детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/The-Chinese-LakeMurders-197605.html
A Chinese detective story suggested by original ancient Chinese plotsWith twelve plates drawn by the author in Chinese style
PREFACE
The Chinese Lake Murders describes how Judge Dee solved three difficult cases in a.d. 666, shortly after he had been appointed magistrate of Han-yuan.Han-yuan was a small old town, only sixty miles northwest of the imperial capital; but hidden among high mountains, it had always remained an isolated place and few people from outside had settled there. It lay on the shore of a mountain lake, the mysterious lake of Han-yuan, about which since olden times people told strange stories. The bodies of persons drowned there were never found, but their ghosts were said to have been seen walking among the living. At the same time, however, the lake was famous for its "flower boats," floating houses of assignation where the guests could feast with beautiful courtesans and stay overnight on the water.In this strange old town Judge Dee is confronted with a cruel murder. Just wh
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