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Tenzing Norbu Mystery #4
The Fourth Rule of Ten
Ex–Buddhist monk, former LAPD detective, and current private investigator Tenzing “Ten” Norbu knows Bill Bohannon as many things: loving husband, devoted father, police administrator, former partner, and best friend. But then an uninvited guest from Bill’s past upends the Bohannons’ Fourth of July barbecue, revealing in levelheaded Bill the most unexpected behavior—behavior that awkwardly drops Ten in the middle of a crumbling marriage.
Ten makes an unexpected move of his own when he agrees to pro bono work for a convicted felon. But it was dope slinger Godfrey Chambers Ten had repeatedly busted during his days on the force, not the reformed and rechristened G-Force who is now asking for Ten’s help in claiming money left to him by a kind-hearted benefactor—and contested by the benefactor’s self-serving family.
Soon Ten’s investigations lead him down the darkest corridors of the Internet and halfway around the globe to Sarajevo as he navigates the seedy worlds of human trafficking and personal regret. As his cases intertwine, Ten will rely on the wisdom of the Buddha and his own network of relationships—with super hacker Mike, outrageously idiosyncratic assistant Kim, old monastery friends Yeshe and Lopsang, Serbian cabbie and former policija Petar, and, of course, feline rock Tank—to solve the puzzle and keep free of his own tangled past. Especially when an old flame returns.
The Fourth Rule of Ten, the thrilling fourth book in the Dharma Detective series, proves the only thing better than exceeding expectations is having none at all.
Ten makes an unexpected move of his own when he agrees to pro bono work for a convicted felon. But it was dope slinger Godfrey Chambers Ten had repeatedly busted during his days on the force, not the reformed and rechristened G-Force who is now asking for Ten’s help in claiming money left to him by a kind-hearted benefactor—and contested by the benefactor’s self-serving family.
Soon Ten’s investigations lead him down the darkest corridors of the Internet and halfway around the globe to Sarajevo as he navigates the seedy worlds of human trafficking and personal regret. As his cases intertwine, Ten will rely on the wisdom of the Buddha and his own network of relationships—with super hacker Mike, outrageously idiosyncratic assistant Kim, old monastery friends Yeshe and Lopsang, Serbian cabbie and former policija Petar, and, of course, feline rock Tank—to solve the puzzle and keep free of his own tangled past. Especially when an old flame returns.
The Fourth Rule of Ten, the thrilling fourth book in the Dharma Detective series, proves the only thing better than exceeding expectations is having none at all.
344 pages, Paperback
First published January 5, 2015
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Gay Hendricks
109 books505 followersDr. Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At the Speed of Life, and Five Wishes.
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
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November 22, 2014
The Fourth Rule of Ten
I've read all of the Rules of Ten now, thanks to NetGalley.
Ten finds himself disappointed in his best friend, trying to unravel a human trafficking organization, traveling to Sarajevo, and finally, hopeful about the return of an old flame.
Of course, there are the recurring voices of Ten's old friends from the Tibetan monastery and frequent references to Buddhist philosophy as he attempts to untangle all the twists in this tale.
How does an ex-monk manage his philosophical beliefs with the violence often required in his role of private investigator?
I really like this series, but although I enjoyed this latest installment, this is not my favorite.
NetGalley/Hay House
Mystery/Action. Jan. 5, 2015. Print length: 344 pages.
I've read all of the Rules of Ten now, thanks to NetGalley.
Ten finds himself disappointed in his best friend, trying to unravel a human trafficking organization, traveling to Sarajevo, and finally, hopeful about the return of an old flame.
Of course, there are the recurring voices of Ten's old friends from the Tibetan monastery and frequent references to Buddhist philosophy as he attempts to untangle all the twists in this tale.
How does an ex-monk manage his philosophical beliefs with the violence often required in his role of private investigator?
I really like this series, but although I enjoyed this latest installment, this is not my favorite.
NetGalley/Hay House
Mystery/Action. Jan. 5, 2015. Print length: 344 pages.
July 7, 2024
As always this series is both complex and enlighten. Full of heart and realistically messy. Why did I take so long to come back to it?
July 2, 2015
I have been a fan of the Tenzing Norbu mysteries since the first one came out. I find that, while I'm not generally a huge mystery fan, these are just the right blend of thoughtfulness and suspense and Buddhism. I know - if you're approaching reading these for the first time, that seems weird. But it works quite well in this series, based on an ex-monk now living in LA.
In "The Fourth Rule of Ten", we find ten learning (the hard way, of course) how to let go of expectations. First, his former partner's marriage gets thrown a MAJOR curveball, then a case pops up that may have something to do with that curveball and definitely DOES have something to do with human trafficking...just another span of time in the life of Ten.
While there were moments that made me laugh out loud, there were also several times I teared up. This book is a bit darker than the previous ones, mostly because of its human trafficking theme. Such a huge problem in many of our metropolitan areas, and yet one that seems like the mythical Hydra...cut off one bit, and two more shoot up to replace it. There are threads of hope throughout, but it is truly a vast problem.
Anyway, even with the slightly darker tone overall, I still very much enjoyed this newest book in the series. I look forward to the next one!
In "The Fourth Rule of Ten", we find ten learning (the hard way, of course) how to let go of expectations. First, his former partner's marriage gets thrown a MAJOR curveball, then a case pops up that may have something to do with that curveball and definitely DOES have something to do with human trafficking...just another span of time in the life of Ten.
While there were moments that made me laugh out loud, there were also several times I teared up. This book is a bit darker than the previous ones, mostly because of its human trafficking theme. Such a huge problem in many of our metropolitan areas, and yet one that seems like the mythical Hydra...cut off one bit, and two more shoot up to replace it. There are threads of hope throughout, but it is truly a vast problem.
Anyway, even with the slightly darker tone overall, I still very much enjoyed this newest book in the series. I look forward to the next one!
October 22, 2020
I loved it!
January 17, 2015
I can't get enough of this series about a Buddhist Monk turned Private Investigator. His upbringing was very unusual. Tensing Norbu, or Ten, was the son of a young hippie backpacking through Europe after college, and a man who was going to become the head of a Buddhist monastery. When the couple quickly realized they had nothing else besides Ten in common, he spent half the year with his hippie Mom, and the other half at the monastery, shaved head, meditating and chanting each day.
When Ten got his first taste of reading Sherlock Holmes, he wanted to be detective. He had an opportunity to open a new Buddhist Center in Los Angeles, but when he got there he ditched it, and became first an LA cop, and finally put out his shingle as a Private Investigator.
The plots are great, but I love the way Ten lives the Buddhist precepts, adapting them to his new lifestyle in the U.S. It's very thought provoking, and his character is very likeable. In this book, he helps break up a human trafficking ring. I wish they could write the books faster!
When Ten got his first taste of reading Sherlock Holmes, he wanted to be detective. He had an opportunity to open a new Buddhist Center in Los Angeles, but when he got there he ditched it, and became first an LA cop, and finally put out his shingle as a Private Investigator.
The plots are great, but I love the way Ten lives the Buddhist precepts, adapting them to his new lifestyle in the U.S. It's very thought provoking, and his character is very likeable. In this book, he helps break up a human trafficking ring. I wish they could write the books faster!
June 29, 2015
This is the first I've read in this series. It's much better-written and edited than most commercial private-eye fiction, but I guess I just can't suspend disbelief in a main character who's a meditating, sharp-shooting, foodie, four-armed-goddess-worshiping, gun connoisseur, ex-cop ex-Buddhist monk. Plus, the bad guys are lazily drawn. Heck, they're child traffickers--why bother with a detailed portrait of evil?--And that's in stark contrast to the loving descriptions of food. Finally, the ultimate revelation in the book is pretty lame. In short--I'm going back to my Nordic noir to-read list.
January 9, 2015
Gay Hendriks has done it again, so much so that I'm tempted to say it's the best of the lot so far.
The rule of this part of the story is based on "unrealist expectations". Think about how many times we set ourselves up for failure and dissappointment by expecting a certain outcome that we know is unrealistic. He stays on target for the entire story, brings in some wonderful other thoughts during his journey, and left me ready for the next in the series.
Thank for keeping me up all night so I could finish it and get something else done! LOL
The rule of this part of the story is based on "unrealist expectations". Think about how many times we set ourselves up for failure and dissappointment by expecting a certain outcome that we know is unrealistic. He stays on target for the entire story, brings in some wonderful other thoughts during his journey, and left me ready for the next in the series.
Thank for keeping me up all night so I could finish it and get something else done! LOL
November 13, 2015
Love this series!
Different kind of detective. Really neat the way the Authors work in Buddhist philosophy. Fast moving with never a dull moment. Read it! You'll like it!
Different kind of detective. Really neat the way the Authors work in Buddhist philosophy. Fast moving with never a dull moment. Read it! You'll like it!
December 27, 2018
My least fave of the series so far. Still good but not great.
December 29, 2020
Have enjoyed this series but it took me a bit to get into this story. I guess it was because the storyline of human trafficking is hard for me to read about.
Tenzing Norbu starts off trying to celebrate the 4th of July with his friend and former partner, Bill Bohanen, only to be interrupted by a woman Bill had an affair with and a child that he did not know about until recently. Bill's son is a blogger and aspiring journalist and looking into human trafficking and pulls Bill into his orbit. Bill wants to meet him and flies to Bosnia and Tenzing eventually follows trying to bring Bill home. Tenzing is torn between his friendship with Bill and his wife.
Tenzing also helps a man he had arrested when he was a cop. The man has gotten out of jail and is trying to live a reformed life and asks for Ten's help. The man ends up helping him later on in the story.
Tenzing gets involved in a lot more than he bargained for and is constantly trying to balance his life with his previous religious teachings. He calls upon his gods and his friends to help him out. His current life as a private investigator is in sharp contrast to his monistic upbringings and it is interesting to see how he tries to mesh the two. The ending was a little odd and not sure if it was setting us up for a future book or not. Lots of discussion about the problems when Yugoslavia broke up and the ensuing war and the lasting effects. Some interesting descriptions of what Ten finds when he arrives in Bosnia and how he reacts to life there.
Tenzing Norbu starts off trying to celebrate the 4th of July with his friend and former partner, Bill Bohanen, only to be interrupted by a woman Bill had an affair with and a child that he did not know about until recently. Bill's son is a blogger and aspiring journalist and looking into human trafficking and pulls Bill into his orbit. Bill wants to meet him and flies to Bosnia and Tenzing eventually follows trying to bring Bill home. Tenzing is torn between his friendship with Bill and his wife.
Tenzing also helps a man he had arrested when he was a cop. The man has gotten out of jail and is trying to live a reformed life and asks for Ten's help. The man ends up helping him later on in the story.
Tenzing gets involved in a lot more than he bargained for and is constantly trying to balance his life with his previous religious teachings. He calls upon his gods and his friends to help him out. His current life as a private investigator is in sharp contrast to his monistic upbringings and it is interesting to see how he tries to mesh the two. The ending was a little odd and not sure if it was setting us up for a future book or not. Lots of discussion about the problems when Yugoslavia broke up and the ensuing war and the lasting effects. Some interesting descriptions of what Ten finds when he arrives in Bosnia and how he reacts to life there.
October 24, 2016
Originally published at Reading Reality
Ten’s fourth rule is also the title of the theme song from Frozen, “Let it go”. And since the movie came out in 2013 but the book wasn’t released until 2015, there’s a good chance that the authors at least knew about the song when they finished the book.
And I’m going to let that possible coincidence, well, go.
What Ten is trying, but not always succeeding, in letting go of are his expectations. We tend to get ourselves tied up in what we expect to happen, or what we hope will happen, and are upset when life in general or circumstances in particular don’t meet our expectations.
Like when you feel that you’ve had the same conversation with someone so many times that you can anticipate what they are going to say, so you fail to listen to what they actually do say. Life happens. People change. Others were not put on this world to live up to (or down to) our expectations. And vice versa.
Tenzing Norbu is not the usual suspect when it comes to private detectives. Yes, he’s former LAPD, which is fairly normal. But he is also a former Buddhist monk. And his experiences in the monastery have every bit as much to do with the way he approaches and solves cases as does his time in the LAPD. That his father was the abbot of the monastery, and that Tenzing pretty much failed to live up to every single one of his father’s expectations, also has a lot to do with the way Ten lives his life and the way he approaches this particular case.
At the beginning, the expectation that Ten first lets go of is the expectation that this Fourth of July get-together at his former LAPD partner’s house will be just like the previous ones. That his friends Bill and Martha have a solid and loving marriage, and that their twin daughters will shower their “Uncle Ten” with hugs and affection. Well, that last bit does happen, before everything goes to shit.
Bill’s ex-lover shows up in the middle of the family picnic to inform Bill that their son is missing. Bill is gobsmacked, but Martha is shocked beyond belief. Bill never told her about Maia, or that he had a son. Or that he strayed from their exclusive-relationship-but-not-yet-engagement while he was stationed in Bosnia. Her trust is shattered, and their marriage might be too. Especially when Bill leaves with Maia to chase after their missing young man.
Ten, caught in the middle between helping his friend Bill and consoling his friend Martha, at first doesn’t know what to do. Especially when the facts start coming out. Not the facts about Bill and Maia, because that cat is already out of the bag, but the facts about young Sascha and what he is doing that got him in so much hot water.
Sascha is a journalistic in Bosnia, doing his level best to expose at least the local tentacle of the international human trafficking monster. His mother is afraid that his search may have gotten him killed. Bill takes off to see whether he can find the son he’s never met before it’s too late.
That he is also exploring the “road not taken” with his ex makes at least part of this journey look more like a mid-life crisis than a manhunt.
But Ten follows Bill to Bosnia, in an attempt to either talk his friend out of his madness or at the very least help him find Sascha, who really is in danger. And so is everyone he talks to, including Maia, Bill and Ten.
Because that human trafficking monster has its filthy tentacles everywhere, including Ten’s own backyard.
Escape Rating B+: Tenzing is a detective the opposite of noir. Not that he doesn’t go into dark places, but that he is more self-aware than the average hardened gumshoe. That’s part of what makes him so interesting to follow. And that’s why I keep following, from The First Rule of Ten to the Fourth, and sometime later this year, The Fifth Rule of Ten. While I think it would be possible to start with Fourth Rule if one’s only interest is the mystery, this is a series that rewards reading from the beginning. Who Ten is, why he does things the way he does and how he relates to the world around him is a journey that builds layer upon layer in each book.
Along with marvelous descriptions of his attitudes toward and his servitude to his feline overlord, the utterly marvelous Tank.
The case that Ten finds himself investigating gets a bit muddled in this one. The scourge of human trafficking in the 21st century is hard to pin down into a single case or a single company, even in fiction. And this case, as horrible as this crime is, surprisingly hinges on the family ties of the perpetrators rather than the victims. Admittedly in a way that slaps the reader with shock at the end.
Most of what’s interesting in this story is Ten’s internal reactions to the events around him, as he examines why he is involved, and what experiences in his past have made him vulnerable to getting roped into Bill and Martha’s mess. It’s fascinating to be inside the mind of someone who is essentially trying to “adult”, as we all do, and seeing his successes as well as his failures.
One of the things that always makes Ten interesting to watch is the way that his past actions get paid forward into his current and future dilemmas. His dysfunctional upbringing gives him empathy for Sascha and makes him vulnerable to Martha’s desperate manipulation. That he treats people fairly and listens attentively makes him friends in unlikely places, and provides him with allies when he needs them the most.
For Ten, what goes around is definitely what comes around. Usually exactly the way he dished it out.
And Ten never gets too far above himself, because Tank is right there to remind him that he’s only human, and that it’s his job to provide dinner.
Ten’s fourth rule is also the title of the theme song from Frozen, “Let it go”. And since the movie came out in 2013 but the book wasn’t released until 2015, there’s a good chance that the authors at least knew about the song when they finished the book.
And I’m going to let that possible coincidence, well, go.
What Ten is trying, but not always succeeding, in letting go of are his expectations. We tend to get ourselves tied up in what we expect to happen, or what we hope will happen, and are upset when life in general or circumstances in particular don’t meet our expectations.
Like when you feel that you’ve had the same conversation with someone so many times that you can anticipate what they are going to say, so you fail to listen to what they actually do say. Life happens. People change. Others were not put on this world to live up to (or down to) our expectations. And vice versa.
Tenzing Norbu is not the usual suspect when it comes to private detectives. Yes, he’s former LAPD, which is fairly normal. But he is also a former Buddhist monk. And his experiences in the monastery have every bit as much to do with the way he approaches and solves cases as does his time in the LAPD. That his father was the abbot of the monastery, and that Tenzing pretty much failed to live up to every single one of his father’s expectations, also has a lot to do with the way Ten lives his life and the way he approaches this particular case.
At the beginning, the expectation that Ten first lets go of is the expectation that this Fourth of July get-together at his former LAPD partner’s house will be just like the previous ones. That his friends Bill and Martha have a solid and loving marriage, and that their twin daughters will shower their “Uncle Ten” with hugs and affection. Well, that last bit does happen, before everything goes to shit.
Bill’s ex-lover shows up in the middle of the family picnic to inform Bill that their son is missing. Bill is gobsmacked, but Martha is shocked beyond belief. Bill never told her about Maia, or that he had a son. Or that he strayed from their exclusive-relationship-but-not-yet-engagement while he was stationed in Bosnia. Her trust is shattered, and their marriage might be too. Especially when Bill leaves with Maia to chase after their missing young man.
Ten, caught in the middle between helping his friend Bill and consoling his friend Martha, at first doesn’t know what to do. Especially when the facts start coming out. Not the facts about Bill and Maia, because that cat is already out of the bag, but the facts about young Sascha and what he is doing that got him in so much hot water.
Sascha is a journalistic in Bosnia, doing his level best to expose at least the local tentacle of the international human trafficking monster. His mother is afraid that his search may have gotten him killed. Bill takes off to see whether he can find the son he’s never met before it’s too late.
That he is also exploring the “road not taken” with his ex makes at least part of this journey look more like a mid-life crisis than a manhunt.
But Ten follows Bill to Bosnia, in an attempt to either talk his friend out of his madness or at the very least help him find Sascha, who really is in danger. And so is everyone he talks to, including Maia, Bill and Ten.
Because that human trafficking monster has its filthy tentacles everywhere, including Ten’s own backyard.
Escape Rating B+: Tenzing is a detective the opposite of noir. Not that he doesn’t go into dark places, but that he is more self-aware than the average hardened gumshoe. That’s part of what makes him so interesting to follow. And that’s why I keep following, from The First Rule of Ten to the Fourth, and sometime later this year, The Fifth Rule of Ten. While I think it would be possible to start with Fourth Rule if one’s only interest is the mystery, this is a series that rewards reading from the beginning. Who Ten is, why he does things the way he does and how he relates to the world around him is a journey that builds layer upon layer in each book.
Along with marvelous descriptions of his attitudes toward and his servitude to his feline overlord, the utterly marvelous Tank.
The case that Ten finds himself investigating gets a bit muddled in this one. The scourge of human trafficking in the 21st century is hard to pin down into a single case or a single company, even in fiction. And this case, as horrible as this crime is, surprisingly hinges on the family ties of the perpetrators rather than the victims. Admittedly in a way that slaps the reader with shock at the end.
Most of what’s interesting in this story is Ten’s internal reactions to the events around him, as he examines why he is involved, and what experiences in his past have made him vulnerable to getting roped into Bill and Martha’s mess. It’s fascinating to be inside the mind of someone who is essentially trying to “adult”, as we all do, and seeing his successes as well as his failures.
One of the things that always makes Ten interesting to watch is the way that his past actions get paid forward into his current and future dilemmas. His dysfunctional upbringing gives him empathy for Sascha and makes him vulnerable to Martha’s desperate manipulation. That he treats people fairly and listens attentively makes him friends in unlikely places, and provides him with allies when he needs them the most.
For Ten, what goes around is definitely what comes around. Usually exactly the way he dished it out.
And Ten never gets too far above himself, because Tank is right there to remind him that he’s only human, and that it’s his job to provide dinner.
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November 30, 2021I enjoy the Rule of Ten books. They fit into my light reading category, even when they are treacherous and violent and dealing with abhorrent crimes. I guess Ten's Buddhist monk side tempers all of that. While this wasn't the best of the Rule of Ten books, it served the purpose of taking me outside of my own head and reminding me of the problem about having expectations. For some reason, there were a few loose threads in this installment. In particular, I found the conclusion of the case confusing. I didn't have a clear understanding of why what happened happened. Still, I love Ten and his cat Tank and never have a problem spending time with them, even if things didn't gel in a more solid way this time.
December 2, 2017
Ten is tangled in helping his friend, Bill, whose marriage to Martha is in peril when it comes to light that he has a Bosnian son, Sasha. When Sasha goes missing, tracking down a ring of slave traffickers, Bill joins his mother and tries to find him. Martha asks Ten to go to Sarajevo to bring Bill home, and Ten winds up pursuing traffickers, and his own old wounds. As all the Tenzing Norbu mysteries, this one has suspense and various absorbing plot lines, touching on important and current topics, and always bringing in the empirical ways that Buddhist practices can be grounding and freeing. A delightful read!
December 18, 2021
I like the subject matter here, but wondered why the plot goes this way since it seems so different from the previous plot lines. It often felt workshopped, like one of those where the instructor says, 'go as far as you can and then add an unexpected twist,' which always feels artificial, unbelievable to me. Also Ten isn't undergoing any character development. Maybe the authors think that deciding to have him finally settle down into marriage is character development, but to me it seems cliched. And what the authors put Bill through seems, um, way over the top, like one of those workshop twists.
January 7, 2023
This is a really fun series of books that offset all the more challenging books I read. A fun palate cleanser, of sorts, with some great messages woven throughout. (I haven't stayed up on Goodreads; finished this ages ago along with many others.)
August 6, 2017
I LOVE this book series. It would make a FANTASTIC movie series. Wonderfully detailed. Perspective shifts are lovely. I highly recommend any of Gay Hendrick's Rules of Ten.
May 2, 2018
Ten out of ten!
Love all of them! Easy read, great plots, love the characters can’t wait to read the next one (and the next one).
Love all of them! Easy read, great plots, love the characters can’t wait to read the next one (and the next one).
October 22, 2018
These just get better with each instalment!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
November 19, 2018
I loved all of this series, and I hope another will eventually be forthcoming. Tenzing Norbu is a fascinating character, and I would like to read more of him.
August 23, 2019
Great combination of mystery, philosophy and plenty of suspense. Really enjoy this series!
November 14, 2019
I didn't really think that this book was quite up to the standards of the first three, although it was still not bad.
March 26, 2020
I had a hard time getting into this book. It is the first Book of Ten that I have read. It is not my normal genera. Once I got into the rhythm of the book and the plot I enjoyed it.
April 20, 2020
I quite enjoy this series featuring an ex Tibetan , ex pole officer turned private detective in LA. This one includes trip to Bosnia.
November 3, 2020
This book had a darker side then the rest of the books. It is not my favorite of the series.
August 29, 2021
Audible
Really liked these novels. Hope they record the 5th one soon.
"Turn off the spotlight and bring up the mirror."
Really liked these novels. Hope they record the 5th one soon.
"Turn off the spotlight and bring up the mirror."
September 6, 2021
Another good story about Tenzing Norbu. Looking forward to the next one.
January 7, 2023
I enjoy this series due to the characters and the complicated mysteries but this one had some interactions I didn't care for.
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October 27, 2023Great series
July 23, 2024
This one is a bit darker than the earlier ones, but I still enjoyed the time with Ten.
August 26, 2025
A weird mix of extreme mix of evil and violence with Buddhist teachings making for an interesting read..
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