Eliot Pattison, Date of Birth

    

Eliot Pattison

American writer and lawyer

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1951

Profession: writer, lawyer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Eliot Pattison

  • Eliot Pattison (Joseph Eliot Pattison, b.
  • 20 October 1951) 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 Justice Department Investigator 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 tenth and final book of the series, Bones of the Earth, is set to be released on March 26, 2019.
  • Each book involves one or more murders which set up a "who-done-it" mystery that the stoical Inspector Shan has to resolve.
  • The stories are set against a rich background of Tibetan history, culture, and religion, reflecting Pattison's extensive research and concern about the impact of Chinese control of modern-day Tibet.
  • 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.

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