《1960 狄公案-英文原版 图文-湖滨案 - [Judge Dee 04] - The Chinese Lake Murders》.docx

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BOOKSBYROBERTVANGULIK

TheChineseLa\eMurdersTheChineseGoldMurdersTheChineseBellMurders

withtwelveplatesdrawnbytheauthorinChinesestyle

THREECASESSOLVEDBY

JUDGEDEE

AChinesedetectivestorysuggestedbyoriginalancientChineseplots

ROBERT VAN GULIK

HARPER&BROTHERS,PUBLISHERS

NewYork

THECHINESELAKEMURDERS

Copyright©i960byRobertvanGulik.

PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAllrightsreserved.

Nopartofthebook,maybeusedorreproducedinanymannerwhatsoeverwithoutwrittenpermissionexceptinthecaseofbriefquotationsembodiedincriticalarticlesandreviews.Forinformationaddress

Harper&Brothers,

49East33rdStreet,NewYork,16,N.Y.

FIRSTEDITIONL-L

LibraryofCongresscatalogcardnumber:

62-7918

PREFACE

TheChineseLakeMurdersdescribeshowJudgeDeesolvedthreedifficultcasesin

A.D.666,shortlyafterhehadbeenappointedmagistrateofHan-yuan.

Han-yuanwasasmalloldtown,onlysixtymilesnorthwestoftheimperialcapital;buthiddenamonghighmountains,ithadalwaysremainedanisolatedplaceandfewpeoplefromoutsidehadsettledthere.Itlayontheshoreofamountainlake,themysteriouslakeofHan-yuan,aboutwhichsinceoldentimespeopletoldstrangestories.Thebodiesofpersonsdrownedtherewereneverfound,buttheirghostsweresaidtohavebeenseenwalkingamongtheliving.Atthesametime,however,thelakewasfamousforits"flowerboats,"floatinghousesofassignationwheretheguestscouldfeastwithbeautifulcourtesansandstayovernightonthewater.

InthisstrangeoldtownJudgeDeeisconfrontedwithacruelmurder.Justwhenhisinvestigationofthatcrimeisgettingunderway,heisfacedwithtwonewbafflingpuzzles,andsoonhefindshimselfinamazeofpoliticalintrigue,sordidgreedanddark,forbiddenpassion.

AtthebeginningofthisvolumethereaderwillfindaviewofHan-yuan,andattheendapictureoftheflowerboat.Thelatterplate,andalsotheplanofthatboatreproducedonpage35,werekindlydrawnformebymyfriendHilaryWaddington,formerSuperintendentofMonumentsoftheArchaeologicalService,NewDelhi,India.

ThePostscriptgivesabriefdescriptionoftheancientChinesejudicialsystem,afewremarksaboutspecialsubjectsoccurringinthepresentnovel,andreferencestoChinesesources.

ROBERTVANGULIK

CONTENTS

FirstChapter:

ANAILINGOFFICIALCOMPLETESAWEIRDRECORD;JUDGEDEEATTENDSABANQUETONAFLOWERBOAT

SecondChapter:

THEJUDGEWATCHESTHEDANCEOFTHECLOUDFAIRY;

HEISSUDDENLYSTARTLEDBYAGRUESOMEDISCOVERY

ThirdChapter:

THETRIBUNALISSETUPINUNUSUALSURROUNDINGS;AMAIDSERVANTDESCRIBESALOATHSOMEAPPARITION

FourthChapter:

THEJUDGEHOLDSAVIGILFORADEADWOMAN;HESTUDIESPOEMSANDPASSIONATELETTERS

FifthChapter:

MAJOONGTELLSOFTHESECRETOFADANCER;APROFESSORISACCUSEDOFAHEINOUSCRIME

SixthChapter:

JUDGEDEEEXAMINESTHELIBRARYOFASTUDENT;ANAUTOPSYISCONDUCTEDINADESERTEDTEMPLE

SeventhChapter:

AGRISLYDISCOVERYCREATESNEWCOMPLICATIONS;THEJUDGEGOESTOVISITTWOEMINENTPERSONS

EighthChapter:

JUDGEDEECONVERSESWITHABIRDANDFISHES;HESUMSUPHISTHEORIESFORHISASSISTANTS

NinthChapter:

THEJUDGEENJOYSTHEMOONONTHEMARBLETERRACE;HEHEARSASTRANGESTORYDURINGANIGHTLYVISIT

TenthChapter:

ACHARMINGGUIDESHOWSSOMERELICSOFTHEPAST;ACONFIDENTIALCONVERSATIONUNDERBUDDHA'SEYES

EleventhChapter:

MAJOONGHASSOMEDISAPPOINTINGEXPERIENCES;JUDGEDEELEAVESTOWNTOINSPECTHISDISTRICT

TwelfthChapter:

MAJOONGANDCHIAOTAIDISPERSEANUNRULYCROWD;ASWINDLEREXPLAINSTHESECRETWAYSOFKIDNAPERS

ThirteenthChapter:

SERGEANTHOONGISSUSPECTEDOFIMPROPERINTENTIONS;AFALSEPRIESTISCAUGHTTOGETHERWITHHISACOLYTE

FourteenthChapter:

AYOUNGSCHOLARTELLSAMOSTAMAZINGSTORY;JUDGEDEEQUESTIONSTHEOWNEROFABROTHEL

FifteenthChapter:

THESERGEANTANDTAOGANVISITANIMPORTANTPERSON;ABUSINESSPROMOTERCONCLUDESHISVERYLASTDEAL

SixteenthChapter:

TwoVAGABONDSHARASSTHEDISTRICTCHIANG-PEI;ADASTARDLYATTACKONAPEACEFULRIVERBOAT

SeventeenthChapter:

ANEYEWITNESSREPORTSONTHEMURDERINTHETEMPLE;JUDGEDEEFINDSTHESOLUTIONOFANANCIENTRIDDLE

EighteenthChapter:

ACURIOUSACCIDENTDESTROYSPARTOFAMANSION;THEJUDGEDISCOVERSATLASTALONG-SOUGHTROOM

NineteenthChapter:

JUDGEDEEISVISITEDBYADREADEDPERSON;ADANGEROUSCRIMINALISFINALLYEXPOSED

TwentiethChapter:

THEJUDGEGOESOUTFISHINGWITHHISASSIST