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Author_Robert van Gulik
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ethnic detective
gallery of horrors
ghosts
haunting
history
imperial china
impersonation
judge dee
justice
legal
legal system
literature
marriage
ming
ming era
monastery
murder
mysterious death
mystery
novitiate
nuns
refuge
revenge
sermon
storm
supernatural
system
t'ang
tang dynasty
taoism
wives
Product details
- ISBN 9780226848792
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 14 x 21mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 1997
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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.
