{"product_id":"phantom-of-the-temple-a-judge-dee-mystery","title":"Phantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePhantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Van Gulik\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780226848778\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Chicago Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e214\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA diabolically clever puzzle mystery that could only be solved by Judge Dee, a detective the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e ranked with Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Judge Dee presided over his imperial Chinese court with a unique brand of Confucian justice. A near mythic figure in China, he distinguished himself as a tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger. Long after his death, accounts of his exploits were celebrated in Chinese folklore, and later immortalized by Robert van Gulik in his electrifying mysteries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Temple, \u003c\/i\u003e three separate puzzles--the disappearance of a wealthy merchant's daughter, twenty missing bars of gold, and a decapitated corpse--are pieced together by the clever judge to solve three murders and one complex, gruesome plot.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Phantom of the Temple: A Judge Dee Mystery | Robert Van Gulik | Paperback | 9780226848778 | Used: Very Good | Mystery 1726576 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48167474888856,"sku":"1726576","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71VigU9dsDL.jpg?v=1771947429","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/phantom-of-the-temple-a-judge-dee-mystery","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}