# The Haunted Monastery : A Judge Dee Mystery

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- Authors: [Robert van Gulik](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-van-gulik)
- Publisher: University of Chicago
- ISBN: 978-02-2684-879-2
- Pages: 208
- Published: 1997-06-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Abbot of a Taoist Monastery is dead 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.