The Haunted Monastery
First edition | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
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| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery, Detective novel, Crime |
| Publisher | Art Printing Works, Kuala Lumpur |
Publication date | 1961 |
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| Preceded by | The Chinese Nail Murders |
| Followed by | The Red Pavilion |
The Haunted Monastery is a gong'an detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The book contains eight illustrations by the author as well as a diagram of the Monastery where the action takes place.