The Lacquer Screen
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear on edges and corners; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set in Tang Dynasty China, The Lacquer Screen is a classic detective novel that follows the brilliant and tenacious Judge Dee — a magistrate-detective based on the historical figure Di Renjie — as he unravels a web of murder, intrigue, and deception hidden behind the ornate surface of a mysterious lacquer screen. Part of Robert van Gulik's celebrated Judge Dee series, the novel masterfully blends authentic period detail with gripping procedural mystery, transporting readers to seventh-century China with remarkable historical fidelity. Van Gulik constructs a layered narrative that interweaves three separate cases, each building in tension and complexity until they converge in a satisfying resolution. Written with the authority of a scholar-diplomat who spent decades in Asia, the prose carries an atmosphere of smoky teahouses and candlelit courtrooms that makes The Lacquer Screen one of the most atmospheric entries in this iconic series.
Author: Robert Van Gulik
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Charles Scribner's Sons
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear on edges and corners; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set in Tang Dynasty China, The Lacquer Screen is a classic detective novel that follows the brilliant and tenacious Judge Dee — a magistrate-detective based on the historical figure Di Renjie — as he unravels a web of murder, intrigue, and deception hidden behind the ornate surface of a mysterious lacquer screen. Part of Robert van Gulik's celebrated Judge Dee series, the novel masterfully blends authentic period detail with gripping procedural mystery, transporting readers to seventh-century China with remarkable historical fidelity. Van Gulik constructs a layered narrative that interweaves three separate cases, each building in tension and complexity until they converge in a satisfying resolution. Written with the authority of a scholar-diplomat who spent decades in Asia, the prose carries an atmosphere of smoky teahouses and candlelit courtrooms that makes The Lacquer Screen one of the most atmospheric entries in this iconic series.