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A brief history of Chinese crime fiction

10 November, 2015

First published in the 1990s, Christopher West’s The China Quartet novels have been given a substantial rewrite by the author and are being issued as ebooks starting this month with Death of A Blue Lantern. When he looked back on his series the author decided…

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CIS: Judge Dee, China's Sherlock

By Vicki Weisfeld

2 September, 2015

The story of how Dutch diplomat Robert van Gulik came to write the 16 murder mysteries featuring legendary Tang Dynasty jurist Dee Jen-djieh – AKA Judge Dee – is almost as fascinating as the novels themselves. Van Gulik (1910-1967) took an early academic interest in…

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Vicki Weisfeld: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 June, 2015

Today, our contributor Vicki Weisfeld tells us how she got hooked on crime fiction. You can read what our other contributors have said here. Three big reasons account for my love of crime fiction: early exposure, constant reading, and better and better stories from the…

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Free ebook: Murder in Ancient China

By crimefictionlover

3 January, 2014

If your bank balance is on the ropes after the financial pounding we call The Holiday Season, have no fear. You can still enjoy your crime fiction thanks to the University of Chicago Press. Every month, the publisher issues a free ebook, and once in…

Crime Fiction Lover

A brief history of Chinese crime fiction

CIS: Judge Dee, China's Sherlock

Vicki Weisfeld: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

Free ebook: Murder in Ancient China

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