Prayer of the Dragon
Eliot Pattison
ISBN: 9781569474792
Published: December, 2007
Pricing
Hardcover $25.00
Paperback $14.00
Description
Summoned to a remote Tibetan village from the hidden lamasery where he lives, Shan Tao Yun, formerly an investigator in Beijing, must save a comatose man from execution for two murders in which the victims’ arms have been removed. Upon arrival, he discovers that the suspect is not Tibetan but Navajo. The man has come with his niece, see...
Summoned to a remote Tibetan village from the hidden lamasery where he lives, Shan Tao Yun, formerly an investigator in Beijing, must save a comatose man from execution for two murders in which the victims’ arms have been removed. Upon arrival, he discovers that the suspect is not Tibetan but Navajo. The man has come with his niece, seeking the ancestral ties between their people and the ancient Bon. The recent murders are only part of a chain of deaths. Together with his friends, the monks Gendun and Lokesh, Shan sets out to solve Dragon Mountain, the place “where the world begins.”
Media
“Surprises and mysteries abound here. This novel taught me more about Tibet—modern and ancient—than I had managed to learn elsewhere over the years.”
—The Washington Post
“Frightening and unforgettable.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Stories wrapped around other stories brocaded with abundant local color and told with leisure and elegance form a heady literary tapestry.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Once again, Edgar Award winner Pattison demonstrates his mastery.”