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An eccentric billionaire with a penchant for antiquities asks an unsuspecting university professor who lectures on Central Asian history to convince a group of Mongolian shamans to sanction a search for Genghis Khan's tomb. The professor agrees, but soon discovers the medicine men are not her only obstacle.
Not only must she circumvent a maze of deadly traps in a subterranean tunnel, but she must also confront a renegade group of Buddhists who are hell-bent on killing her.
Things become even more complicated once she discovers a connection exists between an ancient gold medallion and a slain Mongolian archeologist. Little does she realize that once she decodes the medallion's inscriptions, she will unleash an unprecedented chain of events: the FBI becomes involved in an unsolved murder investigation, the CIA and the KGB enter the picture, and once a horrific conspiracy becomes exposed it causes an international incident.
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From A Review
I consider Well of Souls as one of Michael Cole's finest books. From the very first page, the author presents the reader with an interesting glimpse of culture and customs of the Mongolian Empire during the reign of the infamous Temujin, known to the world as Genghis Khan.
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For my sixth book, I decided to write a story about a search for Genghis Khan's tomb and its elusive treasure.
I always thought Genghis Khan was a barbarian, but once I began to delve into his life, I discovered that he had a very interesting "persona." Although he was the supreme ruler of Mongolia and the vast principalities he had conquered, Genghis Khan believed in a democratic rule of law. To this day, the Mongolian people not only revere him, but consider him to be the "father of democracy."
Although the story takes place in modern times, I tried to include as much information as possible about the life and death of a man who, in the eyes of most Mongols, is considered to be a god.
Michael Cole
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