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A handful of travelers, led by
ex-American soldier Xander Ronson, find themselves transporting
a priceless Buddhist Tangka through dangerous, remote Mongolia.
One by one, they mysteriously die, each in a totally different
yet strangely appropriate way. Who - or what - is behind the
murders? The Tangka has great spiritual value to the locals -
yet, being covered in diamonds and woven with gold and silver
thread - just as great material value, particularly to ex-Russian
Colonel Zhukov and his gang of ruthless mercenaries. And where
does Lassiter, dealer in priceless stolen objets d'art, fit into
the mix...?
Six are left... then 5, 4 - each
dying despite mounting precautions. Escalating mistrust and paranoia
run rampant. Facades and lies are peeled away, leaving, in the
end, only the last twist, the key to the riddle of it all.
The action climaxes in an explosive
final showdown between Ronson and Zhukov, with the fate of the
priceless artifact - and both men's lives - hanging in the balance...
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