In Burdett's always amazing Thailand, differentness has made him a keen cultural anthropologist whose principles are as admirable as his insights are professionally useful and often deliciously droll. The author, who clearly knows his territory, has a fine skill for distilling the morbid beauty (not to mention the grotesque humor) in scenes of everyday misery.' Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review 'A wonderful mystery series that is at once sprightly and densely layered, like the Thais themselves. Siri Paibounis that this spooky stuff is manifested in a real world. The wonder of Burdett's hallucinatory brand of Southeast Asian magicwhich puts his novels in range of the fabulous Yellowthread Street procedurals William Marshall set in Hong Kong and of Colin Cotterill's fanciful mysteries featuring the Laotian coroner-sleuth Dr. Louis Post-Dispatch 'Who knew that Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo were just the warm-up acts? As vibrantly as those sizzling thrillers captured the exotic flavor of crime and corruption in Thailand's capital city, Bangkok Haunts opens up new avenues of awe. A perfect diversion for summer.' Repps Hudson, St. Many writers would tell such a story with an air of condescension or disapproval, but not Burdett. I found it hard to put down this book and loved its pace, wit and humor. The plot is more complex, the observations of Thai, American and Southeast Asian cultures more nuanced, the reach of his story greater. Burdett has found his voice with Bangkok Haunts.

Highly recommended.' Liz Smith 'Full of his usual insights into the subculture for which Thailand is known, Bangkok Haunts is Burdett's best mystery yet in the series. Now, happily, he has another one titled Bangkok Haunts. 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. John Burdett is the mastermind behind these cops and robbers tales set in Thailand. 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.

characters are scintillating even more powerful is Burdett's depiction of an economy with prostitution as a fundament. His portrayal of Sonchai gains depth with each Bangkok novel, his apprehension of women ever more nuanced. Burdett is equally good with male and female characters. To conjure Burdett's unique blend of garishness and gravitas, imagine a Conrad novel transformed into a video game.

Bangkok 8 by john burdett