The Haunted Monastery (1961) - Robert van Gulik

Written by Robert van Gulik
Read by Peter Kim
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery
By: Robert van Gulik
Narrated by: Peter Kim
Series: Judge Dee Mystery
Release date
29-06-2026
Language
English
Format
Audiobook
Length
4 hrs and 48 mins
Publisher
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Categories
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

“The magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in the select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes.” —Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times

“The China of old, in Mr. van Gulik’s skilled hands, comes vividly alive again.” —Allen J. Hubin, The New York Times Book Review

“Entertaining, instructive, and impressive.” —Times Literary Supplement

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.

This audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.