Inspector Shan Tao Yun The Skull Mantra, Book 1, (Paperback)

from fnrlr1

Once a detective, Shan has been imprisoned in Tibetan labor camp after he offends a high-ranking Party bureaucrat. There he makes friends with his fellow political prisoners, mostly Tibetan monks locked up for defying Beijing by practicing their religion. When Shan's road crew discovers the headl...

from SeriousGrace

Shan Tao Yun is a former veteran police inspector - the perfect person to solve a murder. The clothing of the decapitated victim suggests he was either American or Chinese, and wealthy either way. With a delegation of American tourists arriving for a visit, the district commander is anxious to fi...

from dougwood57

The Skull Mantra earned Pattison the 2000 Edgar Award for best first novel from the Mystery Writers of America. The story is set in contemporary Tibet. The mystery centers around the efforts of imprisoned former detective Shan Tao Yun to solve a string of murders of high-ranking Chinese officials...

from amacmillen

This is a fictional murder mystery taking place in Chinese controlled Tibet. The main character, Shan, is a Chinese detective sentenced to work in a Tibetan Gulag. He is asked to solve a local murder that that involves local Buddest and Chinese government officials. A US mining firm is involved, ...

from bcquinnsmom

As a debut mystery, this one turned out pretty well, which is something I do not say often. The plot was good, the characterization done well, and the writing kept me interested until I finished. Shan Tao Yun was a highly placed investigator in Beijing who has found himself in the Chinese version...