Beautiful Ghosts

It's a bit long and the story isn't as much about the murder as about the treasures being looted and about the ways China has abused Tibet. I found it a hard read partially because it felt to me like the message was overwhelming the story and by the time the end came around I had almost forgotten where it started.

It's interesting though where it made me think about how heritage, as I was finishing the book news was breaking in Ireland about the theft of Stone Crosses from one of our heritage sites. We have commercialised it all in favour of money, but what have we left for future generations? It is food for thought.

I'm sure this isn't unbiased about the Tibetan/Chinese relationship but it does give me food for thought and I do like Shan.

After reading three books in this series, my expectations were high and this book didn't disappoint me. Just like the other three, this was brilliant, sad, haunting... I can recommend this to anyone who likes a thrilling and absorbing story and to anyone interested in Tibetan culture.

If you want to gain some insights into Tibetan-Chinese relations, read this series, starting with The Skull Mantra! It reveals a most-disturbing situation, which will probably change the way you view China. (That from someone with a long-standing love of Asia, which led her to live in Asia for two years!)

Ca se veut un roman à cheval entre le policier et le mystico-découverte du Tibet. Le mélange ne fonctionne pas très bien. Certains passages sont très longs dans ce "Indiana Jones au Tibet".