The Emperor's Pearl

5 hrs. 53 min.

Language Russian

Author Robert van Gulik

Narrator Irina Vorobyova

Dutch historian, writer, and diplomat Robert van Gulik gained worldwide fame as the author of original and captivating detective bestsellers about Judge Di—the medieval Chinese Sherlock Holmes.

The reliable details of everyday life, customs, and laws, as well as the features of medieval China’s judicial system and legal procedure, abundantly present on the pages of the novel, will let the reader vividly feel the distinctive atmosphere of a distant era.

Judge Di Renjie is a real historical figure whose shrewdness, justice, and incorruptibility became legend. His personal adviser Hong Liang, a former servant in the judge’s household, helps him carry out justice. Together they investigate the mysterious deaths of two wandering students, the brutal murder of a antiquities merchant’s wife, and a killing by the hand of an unknown old matchmaker.

1. The Chinese Gold Murders (narrated by Alexander Dubina) 1.1. Judge Dee at Work (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 2. The Lacquer Screen (narrated by Evgenia Ionkina) 3. Murder on the Mountain Lake (narrated by Valentin Aksentiuk) 3. Murder on the Houseboat (narrated by Evgenia Ionkina) 4. Four Fingers (narrated by Valeria Lebedeva) 5. The Haunted Monastery (narrated by Valentin Aksentiuk) 6. Murder on Half Moon Street (narrated by Valeria Lebedeva) 7. Poets and Murder (narrated by Vladimir Sushkov) 8. The Necklace and the Gourd (narrated by Valeria Lebedeva) 9. The Red Pavilion (narrated by Vladimir Sushkov) 10. The Emperor's Pearl 11. The Chinese Gold Murders (narrated by Mikhail Pozdnyakov) 12. The Phantom in the Temple (narrated by Natalya Karpunina) 13. The Nails of the Coffin (narrated by Mikhail Pozdnyakov) 15. The Willow Pattern (narrated by Valeria Lebedeva)