The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery/Robert Van Gulik) - Softcover

Van Gulik, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226848795 ISBN 13: 9780226848792

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1997

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Robert van Gulik (1910–67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, a study of the gibbon in China, and two books on the Chinese lute.

Review

"If you have not yet discovered Judge Dee, I envy you that initial pleasure." - Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times "The China of old, in Mr. van Gulik's skilled hands, comes vividly alive again." - Allen J. Hubin, New York Times Book Review"

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0226848795
• ISBN 13: 9780226848792
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208