Eliot Pattison is the author of eight Inspector Shan novels, set in Tibet: The Skull Mantra (which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel), Water Touching Stone, Bone Mountain, and Beautiful Ghosts, Prayer of the Dragon, The Lord of Death, and Mandarin Gate. This series has been translated into over twenty languages around the world. A former resident of Boston and Washington, Pattison now resides on an 18th-century farm in Pennsylvania with his wife, their three children, and an ever-expanding menagerie of animals.
Praise for the Inspector Shan Series
“Surprises and mysteries abound . . . [Prayer of the Dragon] taught
me more about Tibet—modern and ancient—than I had managed to learn
elsewhere over the years.”
—The Washington Post
“I’ve seldom read a novel that more effectively captures the soul
of its setting, in all of its contradictions, difficulties and
beauty.”
—Nancy Pearl, NPR
“Nothing I’ve read or seen about how China has systematically
crushed the soul of Tibet has been as effective . . . A thriller of
laudable aspirations and achievements.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A cocktail of action and adventure . . . A great read.”
—The Guardian
“Shan becomes our Don Quixote . . . Set against a background that
is alternately bleak and blazingly beautiful, this is at once a
top-notch thriller and a substantive look at Tibet under
siege.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A rich and multilayered story that mirrors the complexity of the
surrounding land.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
In his fifth case (after Beautiful Ghosts), Shan Tao Yun-former Beijing special investigator, ex-convict, and now an illegal resident in Tibet studying with Buddhist gurus Lokesh and Gendum-is called to a remote village to investigate two gruesome mutilation murders. The suspect, found at the scene in a deep trance, is a Navajo man seeking ancestral connections between his people and the Tibetans. Shan discovers that the village is ruled by a despot intent on keeping his position of authority at any cost. Once again, Edgar Award winner Pattison demonstrates his mastery of storytelling and rich characterization while bringing to light the destruction of Tibet's mountains by the Chinese and illegal gold miners. Only Colin Cotterill comes close to this perfection. Highly recommended for all collections. [See Prepub Mystery, LJ 8/07; in December, Pattison is launching a new historical mystery series set during the French and Indian War (1753-63) in upstate New York; look for the review of Bone Rattler in LJ 11/15/07.-Ed.] Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Praise for the Inspector Shan Series
"Surprises and mysteries abound . . . [Prayer of the Dragon]
taught me more about Tibet-modern and ancient-than I had managed to
learn elsewhere over the years."
-The Washington Post
"I've seldom read a novel that more effectively captures the soul
of its setting, in all of its contradictions, difficulties and
beauty."
-Nancy Pearl, NPR
"Nothing I've read or seen about how China has systematically
crushed the soul of Tibet has been as effective . . . A thriller of
laudable aspirations and achievements."
-Chicago Tribune
"A cocktail of action and adventure . . . A great read."
-The Guardian
"Shan becomes our Don Quixote . . . Set against a background that
is alternately bleak and blazingly beautiful, this is at once a
top-notch thriller and a substantive look at Tibet under
siege."
-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"A rich and multilayered story that mirrors the complexity of the
surrounding land."
-San Francisco Chronicle
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