The Chinese Lake Murders

first publication date:  1960
genre:  crime fiction
part of the series:  Van Gulik's Judge Dee series
original title:  The Chinese Lake Murders
original language:  English
narrative location:  Tang dynasty
characters:  Judge Dee

The Chinese Lake Murders is a gong'an historical mystery novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700. This book was originally written by Robert van Gulik sometime between 1953 and 1956. Like its predecessor, The Chinese Maze Murders it was intended for a Japanese or Chinese audience but he later choose to publish it in English. The Chinese Lake Murder was written at roughly the same time as The Chinese Bell Murders but remained unpublished for some years. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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