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Necklace and Calabash
Judge Dee Mysteries (Related to this series)
- Author
- Robert van Gulik
- Narrator
- Peter Kim
- Publisher
- Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
- Publish Date
- 26 June 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A fiendishly clever puzzle mystery starring the beloved detective Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes
Necklace and Calabash finds Judge Dee returning to his district of Poo-yang, where the peaceful town of Riverton promises a few days' fishing and relaxation. Yet a chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, and a princess in distress thrust the judge into one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.
This audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Details
- Author
- Robert van Gulik
- Narrator
- Peter Kim
- Duration
- 5 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781648375965
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Synopsis
A fiendishly clever puzzle mystery starring the beloved detective Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock HolmesNecklace and Calabash finds Judge Dee returning to his district of Poo-yang, where the peaceful town of Riverton promises a few days' fishing and relaxation. Yet a chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, and a princess in distress thrust the judge into one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.This audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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