Query: Crime novels set in the Middle Ages but not set in Italy
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Chinese Nail Murders
Azincourt (novel)
The Snake Stone
The Chinese Bell Murders
The Witch Hunter (novel)
The Janissary Tree
Revelation (Sansom novel)
Morality Play (novel)
The Lacquer Screen
The Chinese Lake Murders
The Haunted Monastery
Evidence from documents: The Chinese Nail Murders: Crime novels set in the Middle Ages but not set in Italy: '''''The Chinese Nail Murders''''' is a ''gong'an'' detective 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 BC.
Crime novels set: udge Dee, and his four helpers, solve three murders: that of an honored merchant, a master of martial arts, and the wife of a merchant, whose corpse has no head. J
The Snake Stone: '''''The Snake Stone''''' () is the second in a series of detective novels by Jason Goodwin, featuring the eunuch Yashim. It is set in Constantinople in 1838. The novel was nominated for a Macavity Award.
The Chinese Bell Murders: set in the Middle Ages: 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.
Crime: In solving this crime, Judge Dee buys, with a hefty bribe from the Abbot of the Temple of Boundless Mercy intended to buy the judge off, two prostitutes in the city of Chin Hwa, where magistrate Lo offers his help.
The Witch Hunter (novel): '''The Witch Hunter''' is a novel by Bernard Knight and the eighth book in his Crowner John Mysteries series. It was published in 2004 and like other books in the series, it is set in 12th century Exeter.
The Janissary Tree: '''''The Janissary Tree''''' is a historical mystery novel set in Istanbul in 1836, written by Jason Goodwin. It is the first in the Yashim the Detective series, followed by ''The Snake Stone'', ''The Bellini Card'', ''An Evil Eye'' and ''The Baklava Club''. The series features Yashim, an eunuch detective, who is resourceful and learned in both the Ottoman culture and that of the West, enjoys the trust of the Sultan and high officials, and prefers to live in a rather bohemian lodging outside the palace complex. The novel deals with the fictional aftermath of the Auspicious Event, the disbanding (and mass killing) of the Janissaries, once elite troops of the Ottoman Empire.
Revelation (Sansom novel): '''''Revelation''''' is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's fifth novel, and the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Set in 1543 during the reign of King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak as they hunt the killer of a fellow lawyer.
Morality Play (novel): '''Morality Play''''' is a semi-historical detective novel by Barry Unsworth. The book, published in 1995 by Hamish Hamilton was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
The book is set in Medieval England sometime near the end of the 14th century and the events described in the book take place in an unnamed village in Northern England (north of the Humber). A priest fleeing from his diocese joins a group of travelling players. The players are travelling toward their liege lord's castle where they are expected to play at Christmas but, short of money, they decide to stage their plays at a village en route. When a morality play from their usual repertoire fails to earn them enough money, Martin, the leader of the group convinces them to stage 'the play of Thomas Wells', a play based on the story of the murder of a young boy from the village. The murderer has already been found, a young woman from the village, and the play seems simple enough, however they soon find that the facts don't fit. The line between the play and reality blurs and, line-by-line, they arrive at the truth about the murder.
The Lacquer Screen: set in the Middle Ages: who lived roughly 630–700 AD.
Crime novels: Chiao Tai disguise themselves to go undercover and join a gang of robbers to solve the case.
but not set in Italy: The town of Peng-lai
The Chinese Lake Murders: Crime novels: fictional town of Han-yuan, must solve three murders.
set in the Middle Ages: a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
but not set in Italy: set in Imperial China
The Haunted Monastery: '''''The Haunted Monastery''''' is a ''gong'an'' detective 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 (Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.