Chinese Bell Murders

<p>Meet Judge Dee the detective lauded as the Sherlock Holmes of ancient China</p><p>Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will thrill to this reissue of the first volume in Robert van Gulik's classic Chinese Murders series. <em>The Chinese Bell Murders</em> introduces the great Judge Dee a magistrate of the city of Poo-yang in ancient China.</p><p>In the spirit of ancient Chinese detective novels Judge Dee is challenged by three cases. First he must solve the mysterious murder of Pure Jade a young girl living on Half Moon Street. All the evidence points to the guilt of her lover but Judge Dee has his doubts. Dee also solves the mystery of a deserted temple and that of a group of monks' terrific success with a cure for barren women.</p>