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Gendun, the senior lama at the monastery that has given Shan sanctuary, announces to his student: "You are needed in the north. A woman named Lau has been killed. A teacher. And a lama is missing." Though reluctant to leave the gentle presence of the monks who are balm to his crippled soul, Shan realises he has no choice.
It turns out that Lau had taken upon herself the care of the zheli, a group of orphaned children from all corners of Xianjiang, and strove to help the children retain a sense of native identity in the face of the Poverty Eradication Scheme, which is Beijing-speak for the destruction of the herding clans and the transformation of the western steppes into a region of exploitable resources. Shan wonders whether officials from the People's Brigade (perhaps the "Jade Bitch", Prosecutor Xu Li), or the feared secret police "knobs" from Public Security decided to put a stop to her subversive activities. But when the children from the zheli begin dying amid horrific tales of the "demon" that came for them, bleak politics must grapple with darker imaginings.
The novel sports a practically Dickensian cast of characters, which might overwhelm the narrative by sheer numbers, yet Pattison manages to add depth to even the most minor of characters, and at the moments when the troupe threatens to become completely unwieldy, he deftly redeems the situation with moments of quiet poetry. --Kelly Flynn
Intriguing...compelling. "The San Francisco Chronicle"
Few mystery sequels have been awaited with as much anticipation as this one. "Publishers Weekly"
"Water Touching Stone" is a mystery but it is more than just a who-done-it...another triumph for fans of the Edgar Award-winning author. "The Midwest Book Review""
Intriguing...compelling. The San Francisco Chronicle
Few mystery sequels have been awaited with as much anticipation as this one. Publishers Weekly
Water Touching Stone is a mystery but it is more than just a who-done-it...another triumph for fans of the Edgar Award-winning author. The Midwest Book Review
""Intriguing...compelling." --The San Francisco Chronicle
"Few mystery sequels have been awaited with as much anticipation as this one." --Publishers Weekly
"Water Touching Stone is a mystery but it is more than just a who-done-it...another triumph for fans of the Edgar Award-winning author." --The Midwest Book Review
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Water Touching Stone, the sequel to the internationally acclaimed The Skull Mantra, Shan Tao Yun is cloistered in a remote Tibetan sanctuary when he receives shattering news. A teacher revered by the oppressed has been found slain and, one by one, her orphaned students have followed her to her grave, victims of a killer harboring unfathomable motives. Abandoning his mountain hermitage, Shan Tao Yun, a former Beijing police inspector who has been exiled to Tibet, embarks on a search for justice. Shadowed by bizarre tales of an unleashed 'demon, ' Shan braces himself for even darker imaginings as he stalks a killer and fights to restore spiritual balance to the ancient and tenuous splendor of Tibet Beijing investigator Shan Toa Yun receives word that a Tibetan teacher revered by the oppressed has been murdered. One by one, her students become victims of a child-killer. Shadowed by bizarre tales of an unleashed "demon, " Shan braces himself for even darker imaginings as he stalks a killer and fights to restore spiritual balance to the ancient and tenuous splendor of Tibet. Martin's Press. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780312593483
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