This is the 6th in the series (Shan Tao Yun). I want to go back and read the rest! The series is set in Tibet and the main character, Shan, is an exiled Chinese national. Informative perspective on the conditions Tibetans are living under ... really interesting characters. ( )

The sixth Shan Tao Yun book. In this one, Shan is working the slopes of Mt. Everest, hauling dead bodies away when he witnesses two traffic accidents and murders. The premise moves along like the rest of the series, with Shan interviewing people as he dodges the authorities. His two previous traveling partners, a pair of Tibetan lamas from the other books, are not with him on this journey and are missed.

I've read the whole series, and this book seemed to deal more with the murder story and not as much with "color," like the ways of the people and the landscape. There is still a lot of good China/Tibet details, but without the two lamas, Shan's character, and the book itself, seems to have lost some of the spirituality that it had in previous volumes. Still, I would recommend it, especially if you've been following the series. ( )