"The book is rife with nail-biting tension... The action rarely stops. [...]Angsten hits all the genre highlights--action, suspense, mystery--in this worthwhile thriller."~ Kirkus s (kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-angsten/assassin-lotus/) how many books does the average person read in a year The Assassin Lotus
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Great Vacation ReadBy Dave CorcoranNever read anything like this. A thriller about...transcendence? Only picked it up because it was thrust on me by a friend. As others here have found out, I couldnt put it down.This is an amazing story. A wonderful mix of adventure, history, and suspense. The authors uncovered a link between the meditation traditions of Eastern religions and the courage of men of actiongood and bad alike. One moment youre reading about the baddest Mongol warrior in the history of Asia, the next about the no-self of Tibetan Buddhist monks. All in the midst of a harrowing road trip across the ancient Silk Road. Planes, trains, automobiles. Camels. Assassins. Did I mention theres a love story? Somebody called this book a feast. Id call it a banquetkept coming back for more!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Hark! The craft writing the lotus!By Peter PrasadFor a thriller author, Angsten bites off a mouth full and delivers a feast. His well-told tale stretches from Rome to the historical vistas of the Silk Road. He pits multiple religious traditions against a lineage of terrorist assassins. Subterfuge and cliff-hangers lurk behind every sand dune. People tumble faster than dominoes in this exploration of love, lust, reality, zeal and somatic insights.As a thriller writer and practicing Buddhist, I find no fault with Angsten's craft, style, content and intent. In fact, I laud him for trying to chew through so much of history while telling a gripping story. He makes the reader richer for it by reflecting purely delightful moments of insight and radiance. Enjoy amateur sleuths that tour the ends of the world at a breakneck pace on the quest of a lifetime. Even several lifetimes, if history is to be believed. On'Ya author! This is a five-star feast for readers! - Peter Prasad, author, The Goat-Ripper Case1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. He's Hapless but IndestructibleBy SchnoodleIf you would enjoy being a hapless, but intelligent fellow being chased along the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia by 12 top tier Muslim assassins, all the while just figuring out where to go next, one puzzle piece at a time - this is your book. It's fast, violent, well-written, can leave you rather breathless, and is sprinkled with beautiful, and quite lethal, women. Insight and beauty all come with a risk in this long distance sprint.You're either staring at the next flashing blade or slumming in the penumbra of a third world outpost/ mud-brick camel crossing / former hub of civilization. The puzzle pieces are rife with historical mysticism. The goal is either spiritual or chemical respite. Fanatics abound. You'll have to read to the end to find out...what you find out.