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The Skull Mantra
Author: Eliot Pattison

Book Information

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback

Rating: 16

ISBN-13: 9780312978341 - ISBN-10: 0312978340
Publication Date: 4/15/2001
Pages: 448

Book Description:

The corpse is missing its head and is dressed in American clothes. Found by a Tibetan prison work gang on a windy cliff, the grisly remains clearly belong to someone too important for Chinese authorities to bury and forget. So the case is handed to veteran police inspector Shan Tao Yun. Methodical, clever Shan is the best man for the job, but he too is a prisoner, deported to Tibet for offending Beijing. Granted a temporary release, Shan is soon pulled into the Tibetan people's desperate fight for its sacred mountain and the Chinese regime's blood-soaked policies. Then, a Buddhist priest is arrested, a man Shan knows is innocent. Now time is running out for Shan to find the real killer...in an astonishing, emotionally charged story that will change the way you think about Tibet-- and freedom-- forever.

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Rebecca B. (bookmuncher) from BROOKLYN, NY wrote on 2/20/2007...

Mystery, set in China. Pretty good.

Susan H. (Mockingbird) from TEMPE, AZ wrote on 2/19/2007...

Tibet is another charcter in this mystery, which is as much about a people and a place as it is a gripping thriller. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel.

Laura H. (readerwoman) from DUNSMUIR, CA wrote on 12/29/2006...

Edgar-Award Winning Novel - with a great look at Tibet - and their relationship with the Chinese.

Jody C. (Mysbib) from MANHATTAN, KS wrote on 8/28/2006...

The blurbs on the book call this a thriller. It's more than that. Shan, investigator from Beijing who's now a political prisoner in Tibet, is called upon to help solve the beheading of the Prosecutor of the district. The book is long and involved, but fascinating every step of the way. A vivid picture of Tibet and political China adds to the mix. I really liked this book and heartily reccommend it.

R B. (DesertShaman) wrote on 6/15/2006...

The author provides much interesting information about Tibet and its culture and the way it has been destroyed by the Chinese invasion. The mystery was a bit garbled and convoluted and I kept losing track of who the characters were. Pattison writes beautifully and compellingly when speaking of Tibet, its people, and Buddhism. I will read his other novels only because of this and not for the mysteries.

Vikki C. (Vikki) from BYRON, NY wrote on 8/29/2005...

Excellent read! First in a series. Lot of research went into this book and it shows. You always feel badly for everyone in the book but they all carry on in spite of a horrific life, showing the depth of human spirit.

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