Tinker Lindsay: 7 books

In this prequel to the popular Tenzing Norbu Mystery series, we meet Ten as a confused 13-year-old boy—before his life as an ex-Buddhist-monk, ex-LAPD-officer, turned private eye. The Broken Rules of Ten invites readers to join Ten as he navigates his first brush with mysticism, mystery, and maybe...

Keep current with the truth: we’re only as weak as our secrets—especially the ones we keep from ourselves. That’s the Third Rule of Ten As the go-to private detective for a bevy of high-profile clients, our beloved ex–Buddhist monk, ex–LAPD officer, Tenzing "Ten"...

Ex–Buddhist monk and ex–LAPD officer turned private eye Tenzing Norbu is back with a new case, a new love, and a whole new set of problems in this fresh installment in the Tenzing Norbu Mystery series. In The Second Rule of Ten, Norbu investigates the unexplained death of his former client...

"Don't ignore intuitive tickles lest they reappear as sledgehammers." That's the first rule of Ten. Tenzing Norbu ("Ten" for short)-ex-monk and soon-to-be ex-cop-is a protagonist unique to our times. In The First Rule of Ten, the first installment in a three-book detective series,...

Be mindful, both making and keeping commitments, that they be springboards to liberation, instead of suffering. That’s the Fifth Rule of Ten Ten and his fiancée, Julie, excitedly await the arrival of Ten’s best friends, Lama Yeshe and Lama Lobsang. Ten’s boyhood friends are now...

Let go of expectations – they always lead to suffering That’s the Fourth Rule of Ten Ex–Buddhist monk, former LAPD detective, and current private investigator Tenzing "Ten" Norbu knows Bill Bohannon as many things: loving husband, devoted father, police administrator,...

Milton's Secret investigates the world of child bullying through the eyes of Milton, a boy facing typical middle-class family dynamics. In a world where bullying extends into the digital realm and seemingly everyone is a spectator, the book explores how children can use mindfulness as a tool to take on such challenges in life.