by Robert van Gulik · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264006509
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«Le mystère du labyrinthe» is the historical crime novel by Robert van Gulik, published by 10-18 in paperback (342 pages, in French).
Judge Dee arrives as magistrate in the district of Lan-Fang, in the northwest of the empire. He must solve the murder of a retired general, found dead in a library locked from the inside, and the disappearance of a young woman. The maze built by a former governor, admired by Dee in his youth, holds the key to several mysteries.
Novel in the Judge Dee series. Originally published in 1951 as «The Chinese Maze Murders»; this French edition from 10-18 belongs to the Grands détectives collection.
For readers of historical crime fiction, classic puzzles and Chinese settings, as well as fans of Judge Dee.
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.
