The Haunted Monastery Format: Paperback

Robert van Gulik

ISBN 10: 0226848795 / ISBN 13: 9780226848792

Published by University of Chicago press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Haunted Monastery Format: Paperback
• Publisher: University of Chicago press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226848795
• ISBN 13: 9780226848792
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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 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.