The Chinese Gold Murders
First US edition | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
|---|---|
| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery, Detective novel, Crime, Historical mystery |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 214 pp (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 4665025 |
| 823 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.G97 Cg 1979 PR9130.9.G8 |
| Preceded by | The Chinese Lake Murders |
| Followed by | The Chinese Nail Murders |
The Chinese Gold Murders is a gong'an historical mystery novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The book includes a map of the fictional town of Peng-lai.