"The depth of plot and intrigue invented by Rumanes here makes for an exiting reading experience that few, if any, recent novelists have equaled."

"It is a real joy to come across such a brilliantly presented novel amid today's torrent of fiction. It is a fine example of intriguing drama at its very best."

-Marilyn Murray Willison
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

"A dramatic story of love, life and death. There must be a dozen better-known writers who have never in their lives done anything nearly as good."

-Dero Coleman
-FORT WORTH PRESS

"The Man With the Black Worrybeads" gives the reader a vivid picture of a proud people, struggling to retain their identity under appalling conditions."

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

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