Bangkok 8: A Royal Thai Detective Novel (1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400032907)

A thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world's most exotic cities.

Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep--a devout Buddhist and the son of a Thai bar girl and a long-gone Vietnam War G.I.--is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. On a vigilante mission to capture his partner's murderer, Sonchai is begrudgingly paired with a beautiful FBI agent named Jones and captures her heart in the process. In a city fueled by illicit drugs and infinite corruption, prostitution and priceless art, Sonchai's quest for vengeance takes him into a world much more sinister than he could have ever imagined.

Author: John Burdett
ISBN-10: 1400032903
ISBN-13: 9781400032907
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2004
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.22w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/08/2004 pg. 20