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The Abominable Snowman, Yeti again . . . Yes, we're on the trail again of the elusive creature that has baffled and bewitched Himalayan travelers for ages. In "Esau," the new thriller by Philip Kerr, what first seems to be the fossil find of the century may really be proof of a divergent line of hominids living in the frozen vastness below Annapurna. A paleoanthropologist, a renowned mountain climber who happens to be her lover, a team of academic experts, an undercover, out-of-control CIA agent and their sherpas assemble to make the climb to Yeti territory. Their motivations are mixed -- pure science, geopolitical shenanigans, greed, fame -- but they're all in for the adventure of their lives, an adventure that will teach them as much about themselves as it will about their quarry. Reader David Purdham has a linguistic field day with the accents, Australian, East Indian, Rhodesian, southern American white, Chicago black, Tibetan and a few shouts and snorts from guess who.
Sukey Howard reports on spoken word audio each month. Don't miss her audio book reviews on CNN's "Sunday Morning."
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