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Informationen zum Autor Eliot Pattison is the author of "The Skull Mantra," which won the Edgar Award and was a finalist for the "Gold Dagger," as well "Water Touching Stone" and "Bone Mountain." Pattison is a world traveler and frequent visitor to China, and his numerous books and articles on international policy issues have been published around the world. Klappentext Shan was once 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. Shan has since been living among outlawed Buddhist monks, without status, official identity, or the freedom to return to his former home in Beijing. Zusammenfassung Shan was once 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. Shan has since been living among outlawed Buddhist monks, without status, official identity, or the freedom to return to his former home in Beijing.