The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
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
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Robert van Gulik. (2010). The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery. University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Robert van Gulik. 2010. The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery. University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Robert van Gulik, The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Robert van Gulik. The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Library | Owned | Available |
---|---|---|
Anne Arundel County Public Library | 1 | 0 |
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1406-1/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1406-1/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1406-1/28D/37C/18/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1406-1/28D/37C/18/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226849089
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00A41UI9S
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226849089
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226848792
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Robert van Gulik
- title
- The Haunted Monastery
- dateAdded
- 2019-04-16T13:17:00Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=51&titleID=479114
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Maryland's Digital Library (MD)
- id: 831
- sortTitle
- Haunted Monastery A Judge Dee Mystery
- crossRefId
- 479114
- subtitle
- A Judge Dee Mystery
- id
- 28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B
- starRating
- 3.3
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheHauntedMonastery_9780226849089_479114
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 1053392
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226849089
- rights:
- type: CopyingTimesPerDays
- value: 7
- type: PrintingTimesPerDays
- value: 7
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 1
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 11/3/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=28d37c18-87b4-41b0-bae7-013fea174a6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheHauntedMonastery_479114
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00A41UI9S
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 11/3/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=28d37c18-87b4-41b0-bae7-013fea174a6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheHauntedMonastery_9780226849089_479114
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 1053377
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226849089
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 11/3/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=28d37c18-87b4-41b0-bae7-013fea174a6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: Nuns
- value: ghosts
- value: sermon
- value: taoism
- value: Justice
- value: Monastery
- value: crime
- value: Storm
- value: mysterious death
- value: refuge
- value: supernatural
- value: marriage
- value: legal system
- value: Tang dynasty
- value: Abbot
- value: mystery
- value: murder
- value: revenge
- value: haunting
- value: Wives
- value: History
- value: literature
- value: Buddhism
- value: impersonation
- value: Imperial China
- value: novitiate
- value: dead women
- value: ethnic detective
- value: gallery of horrors
- value: judge dee
- value: ming era
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Gulik, Robert van
- bioText:
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.
- name: Robert van Gulik
- publishDate
- 2010-11-15T00:00:00-05:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Haunted Monastery
- fullDescription
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
- reviews
- popularity
- 29
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L2BaQAAAOQCAAA1L/products/28d37c18-87b4-41b0-bae7-013fea174a6b/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 28d37c18-87b4-41b0-bae7-013fea174a6b
- starRating
- 3.5
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1406-1/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1406-1/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1406-1/28D/37C/18/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1406-1/28D/37C/18/{28D37C18-87B4-41B0-BAE7-013FEA174A6B}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- value: Mystery
- publishDateText
- 11/15/2010
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780226848792
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
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
- sortTitle
- Haunted Monastery A Judge Dee Mystery
- crossRefId
- 479114
- subtitle
- A Judge Dee Mystery
- publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- tableOfContents
- The First Lady Directs the Maids
Judge Dee and Tao Gan in the Store-room
A Poet Taunts a Taoist Abbot
Judge Dee Visits an Exalted Person
Scroll-Painting of the Old Abbot's Cat
Judge Dee and his Helpers Inspect the Crypt
A Young Girl in the Hands of Evil Persons
Judge Dee and his Three Wives - bisacCodes
- code: FIC000000
- description: Fiction / General
- code: FIC022000
- description: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General