By all indications, the series of Inspector Shan mysteries set in Tibet, written by Eliot Pattison, is a publishing success, and very popular with readers. To quote Pattison's web site: "In an earlier time, Shan Tao Yun was 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. Released unofficially from the work camp to which he'd been sentenced, Shan has been living in remote mountains of Tibet with a group of outlawed Buddhist monks."

There are several volumes in this continuing series.