Description
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
Author: Robert Van Gulik
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 06/01/1997
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780226848792
ISBN10: 0226848795
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural
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.