by Robert van Gulik · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782264006967
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«L'énigme du clou chinois» is the historical crime novel by Robert van Gulik, published by Union générale d'éditions in paperback (283 pages, in French).
In Tang China, Judge Ti Jen-tsie takes office in Pei-tcheou, where he investigates three cases at once: the death of a woman, a decapitated corpse, and the machinations of a formidable adversary. With the help of his three lieutenants, the judge untangles clues mixing crime, superstition, and vendettas while his life is in danger.
15th installment of the Judge Dee series. Original title: «The Chinese Nail Murders» (1961). Translation by Anne Déchanet, Roger Guerbet, and Jos Simons. Collections «10/18: Inédit 1723» and «Grands détectives».
Recommended for readers of classic crime fiction and historical mystery, and for those following Judge Dee's adventures in imperial China.
Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer, best known for the Judge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An.
