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Original UK title: Flash Point

Oracle Lake

One journalist. One monk. One perilous mission that could change history

A gripping, high-stakes thriller set in occupied Tibet, Oracle Lake is an adrenaline-fuelled adventure of secrets, survival, and the search for the next Dalai Lama.

Award-winning photo-journalist Maggie Walsh has risked her life in the world’s most dangerous war zones. But nothing prepares her for what she uncovers in McLeod Ganj, the home of the Tibetan government-in-exile – the Dalai Lama is secretly dying. Smuggling herself into his compound, Maggie captures the footage of a lifetime. But before she can escape, she is seized by Tsering, a young Buddhist monk with a mission of his own.

Now, with her footage confiscated and the Dalai Lama’s death announced to the world, Maggie knows she has to go deeper into Tibet to document the historic moment. But she’s not the only one on a perilous journey.

Tsering carries a far greater secret: the next Dalai Lama has already been born. Following visions from the sacred Oracle Lake, he embarks on a desperate mission to find the child before the Chinese government does.

As their paths intertwine, Maggie and Tsering are thrust into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Chinese forces closing in. Their only hope? Outrun one of the world’s most powerful regimes – or die trying.

 

 

Series: Standalone Thrillers

Formats available: Hardback, Paperback, Ebook

First published: 10/07/07

Series: Standalone Thrillers

Formats available: Hardback, Paperback, Ebook

First published: July 10, 2007

Reviews for Oracle Lake

“Brilliantly imagined, fiercely authentic and wholly gripping.”

Literary Review, London

“Wonderfully plotted, fast-paced and refreshingly original.”

Nelson DeMille

Like all Paul Adam’s books, Flash Point is brilliantly researched and informative, but more than that, it’s a turbo-charged, white-knuckled thriller by a brilliant storyteller.

Daily Record

Adam always handles his massive canvases with real panache and this is no exception. The requisite pulse-racing action is wedded superbly to the serious theme.

Good Book Guide

It’s top-flight suspense with a breathtaking and endlessly fascinating setting.

Denver Post

I have read several novels by Paul Adam and like his writing very much. The plots are suspenseful. His characters are well-crafted and believable

Amazon Customer Review