GULIK , ROBERT VAN / VAN GULIK, ROBERT — The Willow Pattern. A Chinese Detective Story.

London: Heinemann 1969 Re-issue. 184 p., b&w drawings in Chinese style by author,nicely drawn end papers HARDCOVER: (Orig cloth, embossed gilted title. Dustjacket NEAR FINE) The Judge Dee stories are certainly the finest ethnographic detective novels in English. The have been widely acclaimed for their originality, skillful plotting and characterizations. They are also fascinating for the vivid pictures they give of Chinese life ... - Pederson (ed), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.), pp. 1009-10. "... they are ... superb historical set pieces, offering graphic portraits of daily life in medieval China." - Pronzini & Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 808-9.