Bangkok Haunts - Brossura

Burdett, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0593055446 ISBN 13: 9780593055441

Casa editrice: Bantam Press, 2007

Riassunto

Sonchai has seen just about everything on his beat in Bangkok's crime-riddled District 8. But the video he's sent anonymously is something else. What he watches is a snuff film, and the person he sees die is Damrong, a woman he once loved and whom he still dreams about. And there's more: a twist at the end that turns the film into murder, and Sonchai into a man obsessed and - it becomes increasingly clear - literally haunted. His investigation forms a dizzying route from his own apartment - where he sleeps next to his pregnant wife while his fantasies deliver him up to Damrong; through the office of his corrupt and worldly wise boss, Captain Vikorn; to the backstreets of Phnom Penh where street gangs are only the most visible threats; to the gilded rooms of the most exclusive men's club in Bangkok, whose members will do anything to protect their identity, and to explore their own darkest fantasies. Caught in a multi-dimensional web of intrigue and deception, Sonchai confronts the terrifying consequences of a lesson he should have learned long ago. In Bangkok nothing is as it seems ...

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Recensione:

"One of the most startline and provocative mysteries I've read in years. The characters are marvellously unique, the setting intoxicating, and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands." (Carl Hiaasen For Bangkok 8)

"Cracking East meets West thriller introducing a half-Thai, half-American cop whose Buddhist beliefs are as important as his forensic skills. Terrific" (Observer for BANGKOK 8)

"Open Bangkok Tattoo and you will read on and on with wide-eyed fascination, some horror or disgust, and considerable delight" (Washington Post for BANGKOK TATTOO)

"Like no other novel that's come my way lately. Ironic, sexy and trailing an odour that reminds me of a Bangkok street after hours ... Expect to be enlightened" (Literary Review for BANGKOK TATTOO)

"Expertly juggling elements that in lesser hands would become confused or hackneyed, Burdett has created a haunting, powerful story that transcends genre." (Publishers Weekly (starred) for BANGKOK HAUNTS)

Descrizione del libro:

Exotic, intoxicating - the headspinning new novel featuring Sonchai Jitpleecheep, Thai Buddhist detective extraodinaire.

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• Editore: Bantam Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0593055446
• ISBN 13: 9780593055441
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304