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Bangkok Eight
John Burdett
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Description for Bangkok Eight
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 29. Weight in Grams: 236.
In surreal Bangkok, city of temples and brothels, where Buddhist monks in saffron robes walk the same streets as world-class gangsters, a US marine sergeant is killed inside a locked Mercedes by a maddened python and a swarm of cobras. Two policemen - the only two in the city not on the take - arrive too late. Minutes later, only one is alive.
The cop left standing, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, is a devout Buddhist and swears to avenge the death of his partner and soul brother. To do so he must use the forensic techniques of the modern policing and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552154697
SKU
V9780552154697
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About John Burdett
John Burdett is a former lawyer who worked in Hong Kong until he found his true vocation as a writer.An Englishman by birth, he has lived in France and Spain, and is now back in the Far East.He is the author of A Personal History of Thirst and Six Million Seconds. Bangkok Tattoo, the sequel to Bangkok Eight, is also ... Read more
Reviews for Bangkok Eight
'Cracking East-meets-West thriller introducing a half-Thai, half-American cop whose Buddhist beliefs are as important as his forensic skills. Terrific'
Observer
'A stunning thriller! Bangkok 8 is suspense at its best: a masterfully written tale set in a world that's perfectly evoked and populated with compelling, flesh and blood characters'
Jeffery Deaver 'Bangkok 8 is one of the ... Read more
Observer
'A stunning thriller! Bangkok 8 is suspense at its best: a masterfully written tale set in a world that's perfectly evoked and populated with compelling, flesh and blood characters'
Jeffery Deaver 'Bangkok 8 is one of the ... Read more