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30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author
Robert Pendleton is a chemical genius with a fertilizer worth a fortune to whoever controls the formula. Not surprisingly, the Bank, his notoriously exclusive backer, wants to keep an eye on its investment. But so does the CIA. And the Chinese government. And a few shadier organizations. So when Pendleton disappears from a conference in San Francisco, along with all of his research, Neal Carey enters the picture.
Neal knows the Bank is calling in its chips in return for paying his grad school bills. He thinks this assignment will be a no-brainer until he meets the beguiling Li Lan and touches off a deadly game of hide-and-seek that will lead him from San Francisco’s Chinatown to the lawless back streets of Hong Kong, and finally into the dark heart of China. In a world where no one is what they seem, Neal must unravel the mystery of a beautiful woman and reach the fabled Buddha’s Mirror, a mist-shrouded lake where all secrets are revealed.
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"This adventure takes Neal Carey to Hong Kong and China in pursuit of a beautiful woman and a missing artist. Winslow's work is rich in detail but sometimes falters in plot cohesion. Nevertheless, it is pure delight to revisit these novels."
— Steve (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Winslow is the real deal.”
— James Ellroy, praise for the author -
“What begins as a routine missing persons case becomes a complex web of deceit, danger, and international intrigue in this superb mystery.”
— Publishers Weekly
The Trail to Buddha’s Mirror Listener Reviews
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" I just love Winslow's humor. His stories are always so much richer for it. "
— Kathy, 10/2/2013 -
" This was just OK (and some of it was annoying)....but now of course I want to know what happens to the character so I will probably read the next one. Thanks goodness there are only 4 (or maybe 5) in the series.) "
— Gwen, 9/9/2013 -
" Found the resolution a bit far-fetched, and the backdrop of international relations a bit much, too. I prefer a smaller scale kind of story. Still, the Chinese setting was a nice change from my usual urban noir reads, and it kept me reading if not completely engaged. "
— Jordan, 11/6/2012 -
" Like the main character but this story is a bit of a stretch. "
— Ben, 7/22/2011 -
" our hero gets locked up in asia and force-fed opium till hes almost dead. then, he doesnt die! "
— owen, 6/23/2011 -
" His skills were described as "rusty", but I think "bumbling" describes him better in this book. "
— Hestonian, 6/16/2011 -
" This was just OK (and some of it was annoying)....but now of course I want to know what happens to the character so I will probably read the next one. Thanks goodness there are only 4 (or maybe 5) in the series.) "
— Gwen, 5/4/2011 -
" I just love Winslow's humor. His stories are always so much richer for it. "
— Kathy, 2/16/2011 -
" Found the resolution a bit far-fetched, and the backdrop of international relations a bit much, too. I prefer a smaller scale kind of story. Still, the Chinese setting was a nice change from my usual urban noir reads, and it kept me reading if not completely engaged. "
— Jordan, 5/25/2010 -
" less light than the other Neal Carey books, a splendid travelogue deftly conjuring up San Francisco and Hong Kong as Neal Carey follows the neat swirling plot. <br/> <br/>very good "
— Tom, 9/4/2008 -
" our hero gets locked up in asia and force-fed opium till hes almost dead. then, he doesnt die! "
— owen, 5/6/2007
About Don Winslow
Don Winslow is the author of twenty-four acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including six New York Times bestsellers (Savages, The Kings of Cool, The Cartel, The Force, The Border, and City on Fire). Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone and a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Winslow, and Stone. Winslow’s epic Cartel trilogy has been adapted for TV and will appear as a weekly series on FX in 2023. The Force is soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios starring Matt Damon with James Mangold directing from a Scott Frank screenplay. Additional Winslow books are currently in development at Netflix, Warner Brothers, Sony, and Working Title and he has recently written a series of acclaimed short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris.
About Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.