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The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1)
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Themes: Buddhism, oppression, Communism, fear and faith
Setting: Tibet 1999
Amazing mystery set in a labor camp in Tibet. The main character is a former police inspector who made a few too many enemies among Party officials in China and is now stuck working on a road through Tibet's most remote countryside. A murdered man has turned up and he has to solve it in hurry and yet it better be a politically convenient solution too. He's released into a sort of probationary status, with his Buddhist monk companions as hostage for his cooperation. I loved this one and was really happy to find the sequel at the thrift store just today. 4.5 stars. Definitely not a cozy, but beautiful in parts.
Setting: Tibet 1999
Amazing mystery set in a labor camp in Tibet. The main character is a former police inspector who made a few too many enemies among Party officials in China and is now stuck working on a road through Tibet's most remote countryside. A murdered man has turned up and he has to solve it in hurry and yet it better be a politically convenient solution too. He's released into a sort of probationary status, with his Buddhist monk companions as hostage for his cooperation. I loved this one and was really happy to find the sequel at the thrift store just today. 4.5 stars. Definitely not a cozy, but beautiful in parts.
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Reading Progress
June 26, 2009
– Shelved
August 31, 2010
– Shelved as:
2011
Started Reading
January 16, 2011
– Shelved as:
mystery
January 16, 2011
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Finished Reading
May 25, 2014
– Shelved as:
series
February 27, 2016
– Shelved as:
diverse-book
