{"product_id":"judge-dee-at-work-eight-chinese-detective-stories-audiobook","title":"Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delectable collection of cozy puzzle mysteries starring the wonderful Chinese sleuth Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Dutch scholar, linguist, and diplomat who grew up immersed in Asian culture, Robert van Gulik discovered and translated an eighteenth-century Chinese crime novel he'd found in an antiquarian bookstore. Its success led him to write multiple mysteries featuring the same character. Based on a historical magistrate and statesman of the seventh-century T'ang Dynasty, his Judge Dee mysteries have entertained readers for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":45791117312173,"sku":"9798349129520","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/9798349129520.jpg?v=1772823640","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/judge-dee-at-work-eight-chinese-detective-stories-audiobook","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}