The Phantom of the Temple

Name: The Phantom of the Temple
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detective fiction by Robert van Gulik

Blurb

The Phantom of the Temple is a gong'an detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China. It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee, a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The book features nine illustrations by the author and a map of the town of Lan-fang.