Tenzing Norbu, AKA Ten, is Buddhist monk turned LAPD cop turned private detective. When Barbara stops by his home looking for her ex, who used to live there, he is surprised, even more so when she turns up dead. He knows then that he has his first case. Barbara had recently left a cult, and there are some questionable people running it, possibly an ex-con masquerading as a man of God. Add in some insurance policies with the same beneficiaries, and Ten knows something is terribly wrong. I really liked the characters and the unique premise of this mystery, and was pleased to earn that this is the first in a series of five novels.