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Home / Authors / Robert Van Gulik Robert Van Gulik Dutch diplomat and sinologist Robert Van Gulik is best known for his Judge Dee mystery series, set in Tang-dynasty China. His works, blending historical scholarship with detective fiction, have sold millions worldwide. This page lists Robert Van Gulik’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1949 Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An POoJDMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1958 The Chinese Bell Murders POoJDMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1959 The Chinese Gold Murders POoJDMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1960 The Chinese Lake Murders POoJDMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1961 Sexual Life in Ancient China POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1961 The Chinese Nail Murders POoJDMB · 5 Buy ↗ 1961 The Haunted Monastery POoJDMB · 6 Buy ↗ 1961 The Red Pavilion POoJDMB · 7 Buy ↗ 1962 The Chinese Maze Murders POoJDMB · 8 Buy ↗ 1962 The Lacquer Screen POoJDMB · 9 Buy ↗ 1963 The Emperor's Pearl POoJDMB · 10 Buy ↗ 1965 The Monkey and The Tiger POoJDMB · 11 Buy ↗ 1965 The Phantom of the Temple POoJDMB · 12 Buy ↗ 1965 The Willow Pattern POoJDMB · 13 Buy ↗ 1966 Murder in Canton POoJDMB · 14 Buy ↗ 1967 Judge Dee at Work POoJDMB · 15 Buy ↗ 1967 Necklace and Calabash POoJDMB · 16 Buy ↗ 1968 Poets and Murder / The Fox-Magic Murders POoJDMB · 17 Buy ↗ 1969 The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay on the Ideology of the Ch'in POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1979 Crime and Punishment in Ancient China POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1981 Chinese Pictorial Art POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1986 The Given Day POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1991 John Searle and his Critics(With: Ernest Lepore) POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2001 Siddham POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2006 Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators(By: Wayne C. Booth) POoCSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls(By: Ellen Prager) POoCSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Murder in Ancient China POoCSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 We All Feel(By: Barbara J. King) POoCSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections(By: Robert S. Erikson) POoCSB · 5 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Judge Dee Mysteries Books 17 books · 1949–1968
01 Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An 1949 Buy ↗ 02 The Chinese Bell Murders 1958 Buy ↗ 03 The Chinese Gold Murders 1959 Buy ↗ 04 The Chinese Lake Murders 1960 Buy ↗ 05 The Chinese Nail Murders 1961 Buy ↗ 06 The Haunted Monastery 1961 Buy ↗ 07 The Red Pavilion 1961 Buy ↗ 08 The Chinese Maze Murders 1962 Buy ↗ 09 The Lacquer Screen 1962 Buy ↗ 10 The Emperor's Pearl 1963 Buy ↗ 11 The Monkey and The Tiger 1965 Buy ↗ 12 The Phantom of the Temple 1965 Buy ↗ 13 The Willow Pattern 1965 Buy ↗ 14 Murder in Canton 1966 Buy ↗ 15 Judge Dee at Work 1967 Buy ↗ 16 Necklace and Calabash 1967 Buy ↗ 17 Poets and Murder / The Fox-Magic Murders 1968 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 8 books · 1961–2006
01 Sexual Life in Ancient China 1961 Buy ↗ 02 The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay on the Ideology of the Ch'in 1969 Buy ↗ 03 Crime and Punishment in Ancient China 1979 Buy ↗ 04 Chinese Pictorial Art 1981 Buy ↗ 05 Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period 1989 Buy ↗ 06 John Searle and his Critics(With: Ernest Lepore) 1991 Buy ↗ 08 Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 1986
Publication Order of Chicago Shorts Books 5 books · 2012–2014
01 What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators(By: Wayne C. Booth) 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls(By: Ellen Prager) 2013 Buy ↗ 03 Murder in Ancient China 2013 Buy ↗ 04 We All Feel(By: Barbara J. King) 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections(By: Robert S. Erikson) 2014 Buy ↗