"Spellbinding . . . To conjure Burdett's unique blend of garishness
and gravitas, imagine a Conrad novel transformed into a video game
. . . Burdett is equally good with male and female characters. His
portrayal of Sonchai gains depth with each Bangkok novel, his
apprehension of women ever more nuanced . . . [These] characters
are scintillating; even more powerful is Burdett's depiction of an
economy with prostitution as a fundament . . . Shadowing Sonchai on
his trip to the heart of darkness is haunting indeed."
-Carlo Wolff, "Boston Globe"
""Bangkok 8" turned out to be such a dazzlingly unusual detective
story that I bought 25 copies of the thing and began giving them
away. John Burdett is the mastermind behind these cops and robbers
tales set in Thailand. This is not the tourist's Thailand! You
won't read anything else like Burdett, nor will you ever escape the
spell of his extraordinary Buddhist detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep
. . . Now, happily, he has another one titled
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