{"product_id":"the-haunted-monastery-a-judge-dee-mystery","title":"The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in the select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes.\" —Robert Kirsch,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The China of old, in Mr. van Gulik's skilled hands, comes vividly alive again.\" —Allen J. Hubin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Entertaining, instructive, and impressive.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJudge 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecalling 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kim, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":46096488464557,"sku":"9781648376092","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/TheHauntedMonastery_FC_e43fbf92-c12b-4e07-82a7-f698f90ddc4b.jpg?v=1781018814","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/the-haunted-monastery-a-judge-dee-mystery","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}