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Eliot
Pattison

Eliot Pattison, writer, lawyer, and avid supporter of the Tibetan cause, is the author of the Shan mystery novels, the only major mystery series set in Tibet. Since 1999, when he won the Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel with The Skull Mantra, Pattison’s works have been translated into 20 languages. The series includes three novels, with the fourth slated for release early next year. All deal with specific Tibetan crimes. Most recently, The Skull Mantra, also nominated fro two major literary prizes in Europe, has been adapted into a radio drama miniseries in Germany.
Eliot Pattison, writer, lawyer, and avid supporter of the Tibetan cause, is the author of the Shan mystery novels, the only major mystery series set in Tibet. Since 1999, when he won the Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel with The Skull Mantra, Pattison’s works have been translated into 20 languages. The series includes three novels, with the fourth slated for release early next year. All deal with specific Tibetan crimes. Most recently, The Skull Mantra, also nominated fro two major literary prizes in Europe, has been adapted into a radio drama miniseries in Germany.
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