ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ELIOT PATTISON is the author of The Skull Mantra, which won the Edgar Award and was a finalist for the Gold Dagger. Other books in his critically acclaimed Shan series include Water Touching Stone, Bone Mountain, Beautiful Ghosts, Prayer of the Dragon, and Lord of Death. 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.