| Author/Contributor(s): | Van Gulik, Robert |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Date: | 06/01/1997 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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