Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert van Gulik and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert Hans van Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery and The Chinese Maze Murders written by Robert Hans van Gulik and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Haunted Monastery', Judge Dee and his wives seek refuge from a violent mountain storm and are plunged into a bizarre series of interrelated crimes. Three women have been murdered in the monastery; Dee has seen something impossible, perhaps supernatural, and inexplicable events flash forth in the dark tangle of corridors and the Taoist Hell - a hall filled with statuary showing realistically the torments of Hell.
Download or read book Haunted Monastery written by Robert Hans van Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Haunting of the Monastery written by Karen Hodges and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who are these peculiar people that all seem to be connected to each other in this eerie boarding school? There were German heritage, a deadly past, and a thrilling turn of events when Emmalynn and Kaitlyn joined forces to uncover a hidden family secret that was swept away long ago in mysterious hideouts and strange canopy trees, leaving draped madness behind, keys that unlock passages inside the girls' dorm, and treasures that linger in an innocent music box. How will Kaitlyn manage her new dorm life? Will she become Prom Queen? Can Kaitlyn get accepted into college as a writer? Will she be haunted forever by her findings? Can family mean more than crime? Does friendship hold depth once the truth is known? Can folklore become reality?
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert Hans van Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kriminalroman. Under en embedsrejse i provinsen Han-yuan må dommer Di Jen-djieh (630-700) søge ly for uvejret i et taoistisk kloster, hvor tre unge piger er døde under mystiske omstændigheder
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert Hans Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert van Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cursed Monastery written by Marissa D'Angelo and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunted monastery, lurking beast and crossroads between love and truth; a split decision can change the entire course of one's life. Despite many warnings and curses, a monastery was built to bring all together in an attempt to free the island from its horrors. Awaiting the return of her father from war, the lure of the island pulls Lucy to its very center. As Lucy uncovers the unforgettable truths of the island's past, she finds herself at a crossroads between turning her back on a hope that she has had for nearly a decade or facing the darkest of paths in order to find the truth.
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery written by Robert Van Gulik and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Most Haunted House in England written by Harry Price and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Borley Rectory was the house that gained infamy as "the most haunted house in England" after its ten-year-long paranormal investigation by the psychic researcher; Harry Price. Price dedicated his life to uncovering the truth behind the paranormal, leading him to become one of the most well-known psychical researchers of all time. It was his investigation into Borley Rectory which by far became the most famous case in Price's long career, eventually leading to the Victorian house being crowned the 'most haunted in England'. This book ... document[s] his ten-year investigation into exploring the nature of paranormal phenomena surrounding Borley Rectory. The rectory was attributed to classic poltergeist activity, wall-writing, mysterious fires and supernatural manifestations. Most notable of these is that of the figure of a nun, known for walking across the garden. Also appearing was a spectral carriage and team of horses driven by a headless coachman. It could be said that the story of Borley Rectory is as much a story of a haunted house and ghosts as it is about the living. Borley's saga includes sensationalist tabloid headlines, a scandalous affair and a captivating investigator whose discoveries are still questioned to this day"--Amazon.com.
Download or read book The Haunted Monastery A Chinese Detective Story With Eight Illustrations Drawn by the Author Etc written by Robbert Hans van GULIK and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ghosts of the Garfagnana written by Paul Salsini and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange things are known to happen in the rugged Garfagnana region of Tuscany. A friendly ghost in a monastery. A visit from a soldier from the other side. A village that sleeps for a hundred years. The legend of ghosts in the theater. All these make their appearance in The Ghosts of the Garfagnana: Seven Strange Stories from Haunted Tuscany—a new book by Paul Salsini, the award-winning author of the popular six-volume A Tuscan Series.
Download or read book Medieval Ghost Stories written by Andrew Joynes and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Medieval Ghost Stories" is a collection of ghostly occurrences from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries; they have been found in monastic chronicles and preaching manuals, in sagas and heroic poetry, and in medieval romances. In a religious age, the tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make hair stand on end; unfailingly, these stories give a fascinating and moving glimpse into the medieval mind. Look only at the accounts of Richard Rowntree's stillborn child, glimpsed by his father tangled in swaddling clothes on the road to Santiago, or the sly habits of water sprites resting as goblets and golden rings on the surface of the river, just out of reach...
Download or read book Secrets in the Shallows Book 1 written by Karen Vance Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deadly storm is brewing over the sleepy little town of Wattsville, Maine. Mystery and intrigue creep into the village like a fetid fog blown by an ill wind. The untimely deaths of two young men shake the quiet peace of the small community, and threaten to destroy the life of a revered religious leader. The spirits of those slain cry out for justice from their graves, while restless ghosts walk the hallways and grounds of the old monastery; silent victims of the horrors that took place by the pond.Faith, forensics and falsehood mix together to thicken the plot of this elaborate murder mystery. The twists and turns of the case will lead the team into the darkest heart of evil, and the mind of a serial killer. Follow the determined team of investigators in the first book of the Monastery Murder Series, as they begin their efforts to pit science and religion in a battle for the truth. Haunted by ghosts and stalked by a killer, will the team become victims themselves, or will they discover the 'Secrets in the Shallows'?
Download or read book Ghost Abbey written by Robert Westall and published by Corgi Childrens. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ninety-eight keys, none of them labelled. Ninety-eight keys, and they say there are ninety-nine rooms . . . What will you find in the ninety-ninth room, I wonder?'Maggi is delighted when her father takes a new job, renovating a crumbling stately home in Cheshire. It's a chance to escape from the North-East, from the predatory Doris Streeton, and perhaps from the grief at the heart of Maggi's family. But Maggi gradually comes to realize that their new home holds secrets far more sinister than anything they have left behind . . .
Download or read book Ferguson s Castle written by Robert B. King and published by . This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
