Inspector Shan Series

10 primary works • 10 total works
In an earlier time, Shan Tao Yun was an Inspector stationed in Beijing. But he lost his position, his family, and his freedom when he ran afoul of a powerful figure high in the Chinese government. Released unofficially from the work camp to which he'd been sentenced, Shan has been living in remote mountains of Tibet with a group of outlawed Buddhis…

Book 1

The Skull Mantra
3.91
· 4736 Ratings · 465 Reviews · published 1999 · 50 editions
Critical acclaim ranks The Skull Mantra with Gorky…
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Book 2

Water Touching Stone
4.21
· 1434 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 2001 · 30 editions
In Water Touching Stone, the sequel to the interna…
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Book 3

Bone Mountain
4.29
· 1045 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2002 · 27 editions
When disgraced former inspector, Shan Tao Yun join…
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Book 4

Beautiful Ghosts
4.27
· 856 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2004 · 25 editions
Disgraced former Beijing Inspector Shan Tao Yun ha…
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Book 5

Prayer of the Dragon
4.21
· 807 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2007 · 23 editions
Praise for the Shan

“Nothing I’ve read or seen abo…
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Book 6

The Lord of Death
4.28
· 671 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2009 · 23 editions
Shan Tao Yun is an exiled Chinese national and a f…
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Book 7

Mandarin Gate
4.33
· 574 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2012 · 12 editions
In Mandarin Gate, Edgar Award winner Eliot Pattiso…
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Book 8

Soul of the Fire
4.43
· 402 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 2014 · 11 editions
When Shan Tao Yun and his old friend Lokesh are ab…
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Book 9

Skeleton God
4.37
· 330 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2017 · 7 editions
This ninth installment of Pattison’s award-winning…
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Book 10

Bones of the Earth
4.47
· 263 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
Bones of the Earth is Edgar Award-winning author E…
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