The Haunted Monastery
A Judge Dee Mystery
Mystery & Suspense, Police Procedural, Fiction & Literature
| Author: | Robert van Gulik | ISBN: | 9780226849089 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | Publication: | November 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert van Gulik |
| ISBN: | 9780226849089 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication: | November 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Language: | English |
Judge Dee and his entourage, seeking refuge from a mountain storm, become trapped in a Taoist monastery, where the Abbott Jade mysteriously dies after delivering an ecstatic sermon. The monks call it a supernatural experience, but the judge calls it murder. Recalling the allegedly accidental deaths of three young women in the same monastery, Judge Dee seeks clues in the eyes of a cat to solve cases of impersonation and murder. A painting by one of the victims reveals the truth about the killings, propelling the judge on a quest for justice and revenge.
"Entertaining, instructive, and impressive."—Times Literary Supplement
Judge Dee and his entourage, seeking refuge from a mountain storm, become trapped in a Taoist monastery, where the Abbott Jade mysteriously dies after delivering an ecstatic sermon. The monks call it a supernatural experience, but the judge calls it murder. Recalling the allegedly accidental deaths of three young women in the same monastery, Judge Dee seeks clues in the eyes of a cat to solve cases of impersonation and murder. A painting by one of the victims reveals the truth about the killings, propelling the judge on a quest for justice and revenge.
"Entertaining, instructive, and impressive."—Times Literary Supplement
