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A half-Thai, half-American policeman with a deeply spiritual outlook serves as a first-person guide to the Bangkok underworld in this unique noir thriller, a New York Times Notable Book for 2003. When a Thai detective and a US Embassy Marine suspected of jade and drug smuggling are murdered by snakebite, the detective's best friend and partner Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the son of an American GI and a Thai prostitute, teams up with an FBI agent to solve the case. The trail, which leads to a well-connected American jeweler and a mysterious, incredibly gorgeous woman, illuminates the unusual types of collusion between organized crime and Thai law enforcement.
Industry Reviews
"...[N]onstop, quick-paced....[S]martly narrated....[I]t all works."
Bloomsbury Review - Reamy Jansen
"[E]legant, sexy Grand Guignol."
New York Times Book Review - Charles Taylor (06/05/2005)
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