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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I love Bodhi King. Such an easy read. Good mystery, nicely written. A perfect no-frills book.
‘Hidden Path’, the third novel in the Bodhi King series, sees our Buddhist pathologist travel to a remote small town in the middle of corn fields, so that he can spend a week on a silent retreat at a Buddhist centre. What could possibly go wrong in a place where everything revolves around corn? Don’t ask - just count the dead bodies: this may not be a story about rival drug cartels, but there are plenty of people getting hurt over the humble kernel. Think agricultural espionage and you’ll get the idea. As usual, the author was inspired by real events, as she explains in the Author’s Note at the end.
Three novels into into the series, Bodhi King’s character traits are by now established enough to feel familiar; at the same time, however, Bodhi has also had plenty of opportunities to face difficult decisions, often conflicting with his buddhist beliefs. The constant character development in Miller’s books is one of the reasons why her Sasha McCandless and Aroostine Higgins series are so successful: this is an author who does a great job at making her protagonists’ behaviour becomes less and less predictable as the story goes on, without, however, ever straying too far from the traits that made those same characters so appealing.
If a crime novel can ever be a soothing read, the Bodhi series is a case in point: every book makes you want to be a little bit more like Bodhi - calm, reflective, compassionate - whilst at the same time spurring you to keep reading. It’s an odd combination but it absolutely works. If you struggle with your monkey mind and those little books of mindfulness don’t work - maybe what you need on your bedside table is a Bodhi King story.
Three novels into into the series, Bodhi King’s character traits are by now established enough to feel familiar; at the same time, however, Bodhi has also had plenty of opportunities to face difficult decisions, often conflicting with his buddhist beliefs. The constant character development in Miller’s books is one of the reasons why her Sasha McCandless and Aroostine Higgins series are so successful: this is an author who does a great job at making her protagonists’ behaviour becomes less and less predictable as the story goes on, without, however, ever straying too far from the traits that made those same characters so appealing.
If a crime novel can ever be a soothing read, the Bodhi series is a case in point: every book makes you want to be a little bit more like Bodhi - calm, reflective, compassionate - whilst at the same time spurring you to keep reading. It’s an odd combination but it absolutely works. If you struggle with your monkey mind and those little books of mindfulness don’t work - maybe what you need on your bedside table is a Bodhi King story.
Loved this one! So much to learn (and know) about corn! Not something I ever thought I'd read about. I really like reading how Bodhi approaches solving each case, as it's much different to how other characters (in other books) go about it. It's interesting, and this is one enjoyable read.
The background supporting the story is good, but the story is weak. Bodhi is the only character who more or less seems like a person, but it seems to have taken three books to get this far. Then, the surprise ending dissolves the person you thought Bodhi was. He didn't evolve, just changed.