Eliot Pattison
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Eliot Pattison is an American international lawyer and author about international trade, as well as an award-winning mystery novelist.
His professional career consists of advising and representing U.S. and foreign companies on international investment and trade issues. He has published five books and more than thirty articles on international topics.
Pattison has written two series of mystery novels, set in different time periods and geographic areas. His "Inspector Shan" series of novels is set in modern day Tibet
, and features former Beijing
police inspector Shan Tao Yun. His first novel The Skull Mantra won the Edgar Allan Poe Award
in 2000. The Inspector Shan series has been translated into over twenty languages around the world.
The "Bone Rattler" series starts with The Bone Rattler (2007) and features a Scottish immigrant to North America in the colonial years. It takes place near Albany, New York
during the French and Indian War
.
Pattison is married and has three children. He resides with his family on an 18th-century farm in Oley Valley
, Pennsylvania
.
Bone Rattler Series
Hadrian Boone
for Best First Novel in 2000.
His professional career consists of advising and representing U.S. and foreign companies on international investment and trade issues. He has published five books and more than thirty articles on international topics.
Pattison has written two series of mystery novels, set in different time periods and geographic areas. His "Inspector Shan" series of novels is set in modern day Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
, and features former Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
police inspector Shan Tao Yun. His first novel The Skull Mantra won the Edgar Allan Poe Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
in 2000. The Inspector Shan series has been translated into over twenty languages around the world.
The "Bone Rattler" series starts with The Bone Rattler (2007) and features a Scottish immigrant to North America in the colonial years. It takes place near Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
during the French and Indian War
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
.
Pattison is married and has three children. He resides with his family on an 18th-century farm in Oley Valley
Oley Valley
The Oley Valley is a valley northeast of Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It covers all of Oley, Pike, Ruscombmanor, Alsace and part of Exeter Township. The valley is drained by Manatawny and Pine Creeks, and is a part of the Schuylkill River system. At the center of the valley is...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Novels
Inspector Shan Series- The Skull Mantra (1999)
- Water Touching Stone (2001)
- Bone Mountain (2002)
- Beautiful Ghosts (2004)
- Prayer of the Dragon (2007)
- The Lord of Death (2009)
Bone Rattler Series
- The Bone Rattler (2007)
- Eye of The Raven (2010)
Hadrian Boone
- Ashes of the Earth (2011)
Non-fiction
- Antidumping and countervailing duty laws. 2003
- Breaking boundaries: public policy vs. American business in the world economy. 1996 Selected by The New York Times as one of the five best management books of the year.
- Registration of foreign agents in the United States: a practical and legal guide. Joseph E. Pattison, John L. Taylor, editors. 1981
- Acquiring the future: America's survival and success in the global economy. 1990
- Establishing a transnational franchise. 1988
Awards
The Skull Mantra won the Edgar Allan Poe AwardEdgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
for Best First Novel in 2000.
External links
- http://www.eliotpattison.com