"Rumanes has managed to accomplish what novelists rarely can ...""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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