Overview
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
- | Publication Date: Jun 01, 1997
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0226848795
- | ISBN-13: 9780226848792
