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The Cases of Judge Dee

I do not possess all Judge Dee novels in English; therefore some of the cases are translated from the Dutch translation by the author.

Chang-Ping

Dee Goong An

This is a translation by van Gulik of an original Chinese detective novel. The Dutch translation of the English translation I have has the title Rechter Tie en de vergiftigde bruid, The Poisoned Bride.

  • The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn
  • The Case of the strange Body
  • The Case of the Poisoned Bride

    • Peng-Lai

    The Chinese Gold Murders

  • The Case of the Murdered Magistrate
  • The Case of the Bolting Bride
  • The Case of the Butchered Bully

    • "Five Auspicious Clouds"

    A short story with only one case

    "The Red Tape Murder"

    A short story with only one case

    "He Came With the Rain"

    A short story with only one case

    The Lacquer Screen

  • The Case of the Mysterious Lacquer Screen
  • The Case of the Credulous Merchant
  • The Case of the forged administration

    • Mien-Yuan

    The Chinese Lake Murders

  • The Mystery of the Drowned Dancing-girl
  • The Mystery of the Vanished Bride
  • The Mystery of the Sqandering Privy Councillor

    • "The Morning of the Monkey"

    A short novel with only one case

    The Haunted Monastery

  • The Case of the Mummified Abbot
  • The Case of the Pious Virgin
  • The Case of the Sombre Monk

    • "The Murder on the Lotus Pond"

    A short story with only one case

    Poo-Yang or Kao-Yang

    The Chinese Bell Murders

  • The Rape Murder in Half Moon Street
  • The Secret of the Buddhist Temple
  • The Mysterious Skeleton

    • Necklace and Calabash

    One of the second series of novels, with only one case.

    "The Two Beggars"

    A short story with only one case

    "The Wrong Sword"

    A short story with only one case

    The Red Pavilion

  • The Case of the Haughty Courtesan
  • The Case of the Amorous Academician
  • The Case of the Faithful Lovers

    • Poets and Murder

    One of the second series of novels, with only one case.

    The Emperor's Pearl

  • The Case of the Dead Drummer
  • The Case of the Murdered Slave-girl
  • The Case of the Pearl of the Emperor

    • Lan Fang

    The Chinese Maze Murders

  • The Murder in the Sealed Room
  • The Hidden Testament
  • The Girl with the Severed Head

    • The Phantom of the Temple

    This novel deals with only one, complicated, case.

    "The Coffins of the Emperor"

    A short story with only one case

    "Murder on New Year's Eve"

    A short story with only one case

    Pei-Chow

    The Chinese Nail Murders

  • The Case of the Headless Corpse
  • The Case of the Paper Cat
  • The Case of the Murdered Merchant

    • In transit for Pei-Chow to the Capital

    "The Night of the Tiger"

    A short novel with only one case

    In the Capital

    The Willow Pattern

  • The Case of the Willow-pattern
  • The Case of the Precipitous Stairs
  • The Case of the Murdered Slave-girl

    • In Canton

    Murder in Canton

  • The Case of the Vanished Censor
  • The Case of the Smaragd Dancing-girl
  • The Case of the Secret Lovers

    • Changes

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