The Lacquer Screen, Robert van Gulik
The Lacquer Screen, Robert van Gulik
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The Lacquer Screen
A Judge Dee Mystery

Author: Robert van Gulik

Narrator: Peter Kim

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2026

Synopsis

A fiendishly clever, yet cozy entry in the much-loved mystery series starring Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes.Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a senior magistrate who shows him a beautiful lacquer screen on which a scene of lovers has been mysteriously altered to show the man stabbing his lover. The magistrate fears he is losing his mind and will murder his own wife. Meanwhile, a banker has inexplicably killed himself, and a lovely lady has allowed Dee's lieutenant, Chiao Tai, to believe she is a courtesan. Dee and Chiao Tai go incognito among a gang of robbers to solve this mystery, and find the leader of the robbers is more honorable than the magistrate.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.

About Robert van Gulik

Robert van Gulik (1910–1967) was born in the Netherlands. He was educated at the Universities of Leyden and Utrecht and served in the Dutch diplomatic service in China and Japan for many years. His interest in Asian languages and art led him to the discovery of Chinese detective novels and to the historical Judge Dee, who played an important role in the governance of Ming Dynasty China and inspired this novel. After translating Dee Goong An, van Gulik continued the adventures of Judge Dee in a number of original novels and stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on September 16, 2025

The time ancient China during the dynamic T'ang dynasty of the seventh century, a tired young man Judge Dee a magistrate desperately needing a vacation is traveling with only one lieutenant Chiao Tia, the former criminal a fierce highwayman reformed by the able judge, handy in a brawl which he still......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on February 07, 2013

Even on vacation, Judge Dee doesn't take a break from crime. In Robert van Gulik's The Lacquer Screen, Judge Dee, accompanied by his faithful lieutenant Chiao Tai, decides to take a week off from his grueling duties as the magistrate in the backwater town of Peng-lai to head for rest and relaxation i......more

Goodreads review by Jayaprakash on July 26, 2020

I've been finding it hard to find the time or attention to read a lot lately, but this book drew me right in. While visiting a neighbouring district, Dee and his lieutenant Chiao Tai decide to go incognito. They soon discover a web of mysteries weighting to be unravelled: the disappearance of the ma......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on February 12, 2008

#6 in the Judge Dee series. In this installment, Judge Dee, along with his indispensable staff, find themselves with three different crimes: the death of a merchant, that of the headless corpse, and one involving a martial-arts master. This one is little more gruesome in nature than most...the crime......more

Goodreads review by Gintautas on October 18, 2020

Eilinis van Guliko istorinis detektyvas apie teisėją Di. Šįsyk Di nusprendžia truputį paatostogauti ir atvyksta į kitą miestą. Atvyksta inkognito, prisistato tik to miesto magistratui, kuris elgiasi kažkaip keistai. Pasirodo, Di atvyko būtent tą dieną, kai kažkas nužudė to magistrato žmoną. Na, ir k......more

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