– Robert Ferrigno The above is high praise from a writer who is himself a very versatile and strong master in this genre. This is definitely a different offering in the mystery genre. Tenzing Norbu – ‘Ten’ – is a Los Angeles detective with roots in Dharamshala, Tibet.
He is, in short, a Buddhist action figure unlike any other P.I. The reader swings delectably between the high bars of meditative calm and the base notes of cartel destruction.
The authors blend the worlds in an intriguing fashion with Ten sometimes getting instruction from his childhood friends, now head abbots in Dharamshala. The way the action flows, melding violent death with the practice of ahimsa – doing no harm to any and all sentient beings – gives the reader pause, and a desire for personal reflection. This is definitely a different reading experience and appealing because of that fact.
There are strong insights into the sad state of immigrant affairs in the United States, and the heavy hand of federal authority. Hendricks and Lindsay also delve into the workings of the cartels and hint at unexplainable powers beyond the rational realm. They bring in many things to ponder but they also propose a radically different way of thinking, based in Buddhism.
All-in-all this is an exciting and well-written adventure off the beaten path. ******** WRITING – But my retreat from communication had little to do with computer networks. When I had written them letters in the past, the simple act of puttin.
