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This book contained two rather short Judge Dee stories. The first story seemed to be fairly typical, a murder, a troublesome gang, prostitution etc. Though I have to say this one also had a very sweet tragic love story. Despite it starting quite simply I found that I got caught up in the story and did enjoy it quite a bit.
The tiger on the other hand started very dramatically. Dee managed to get trapped on an island with bandits attacking. It was much more dramatic and a nice change from the typical city story. The actual murder was interesting though I felt the end was a bit sudden and a bit of an anti-climax.
I am definitely enjoying Judge Dee, though I did notice at least one anachronism in the tiger story there was a statue of Guan Yin which Van Gulik referred to as the Goddess of Mercy and she was depicted as a woman, however Guan Yin didn't have her sex change till a couple hundred years later in the Song!
But they are good fun. Short and interesting and set in Tang China! Definitely looking forward to reading some more.
The tiger on the other hand started very dramatically. Dee managed to get trapped on an island with bandits attacking. It was much more dramatic and a nice change from the typical city story. The actual murder was interesting though I felt the end was a bit sudden and a bit of an anti-climax.
I am definitely enjoying Judge Dee, though I did notice at least one anachronism in the tiger story there was a statue of Guan Yin which Van Gulik referred to as the Goddess of Mercy and she was depicted as a woman, however Guan Yin didn't have her sex change till a couple hundred years later in the Song!
But they are good fun. Short and interesting and set in Tang China! Definitely looking forward to reading some more.