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Talbot Mundy (1879 - 1940) was an English-born American writer of adventure fiction. Based for most of his life in the United States, he also wrote under the pseudonym of Walter Galt. Best known as the author of King of the Khyber Rifles and the Jimgrim series, much of his work... Read Full Overview

An expedition in 1920s India searches for a lost tribe, a holy Lama, and a piece of jade that possesses supernatural powers.

Cottswold Ommony has guts and influence. He's in the Secret Service, and heading for McGregor's office. No one in India knows what Ommony will do next. And it's a good thing. Because there are evils on the land--evils like OM, the Secret of the Abhor Valley.

Cottswold Ommony has guts and influence. He's in the Secret Service, and heading for McGregor's office. No one in India knows what Ommony will do next. And it's a good thing. Because there are evils on the land -- evils like OM, the Secret of the Abhor Valley. (Jacketless library... Read Full Overview

The author's outstanding literary achievement (long in demand) is an occult story of mystery and adventure, romance, and startling psychological surprises. It is set in that secret, sacred part of the Himalayas into which few have entered. The central figure is a Lama, wise,... Read Full Overview