Bangkok Tattoo (Hardcover)
| Author: John Burdett | Translator: Montse Batista |
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Product Details:
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Roca Editorial
ISBN-10: 8496284832
ISBN-13: 9788496284838
Sku: 202976883
Publish Date: 12/10/2012
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 9H x 6L x 1T
Pages:
363
Age Range:
NA
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'Killing customers just isn't good for business.' (from the first line)
| From the author of "Bangkok 8" comes a head-spinning novel that puts readers back in the company of the inimitable Royal Thai Police detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep. |
Annotation:
Sonchai Jitpleecheep, a profoundly spiritual Bangkok police detective maintaining his unique sense of integrity within a corrupt system, returns in this violently farcical, twisty sequel to the bestselling and equally outrageous BANGKOK 8. Moonlighting at his mother Nong's bar/brothel, Sonchai has fallen not-so-secretly in love with the establishment's star performer, Chanya. That makes it particularly awkward when a blood-soaked but unharmed Chanya is discovered next to the disemboweled, flayed, and castrated corpse of her latest client, an American CIA agent. Sonchai is left with the unenviable task of figuring out why the American was killed while simultaneously covering up the crime to avoid CIA involvement in the investigation.
Sonchai Jitpleecheep, a profoundly spiritual Bangkok police detective maintaining his unique sense of integrity within a corrupt system, returns in this violently farcical, twisty sequel to the bestselling and equally outrageous BANGKOK 8. Moonlighting at his mother Nong's bar/brothel, Sonchai has fallen not-so-secretly in love with the establishment's star performer, Chanya. That makes it particularly awkward when a blood-soaked but unharmed Chanya is discovered next to the disemboweled, flayed, and castrated corpse of her latest client, an American CIA agent. Sonchai is left with the unenviable task of figuring out why the American was killed while simultaneously covering up the crime to avoid CIA involvement in the investigation.
Praise
New York Times Book Review
"The atmosphere in BANGKOK TATTOO is no less humidly and richly imagined...than in BANGKOK 8." - Charles Taylor 06/05/2005 Kirkus Reviews
"Another wacky, wild-side traipse through Thailand's fleshpots, eateries and spiritual havens....[A] wry, wise and wonderful romp." 04/01/2005 Publishers Weekly
"[B]rilliantly cynical....[Burdett's] characters are unforgettable, his dialogue fast-paced and perfectly pitched, his numerous asides and observations generally as cutting as they are funny." (starred review) 04/25/2005
"The atmosphere in BANGKOK TATTOO is no less humidly and richly imagined...than in BANGKOK 8." - Charles Taylor 06/05/2005 Kirkus Reviews
"Another wacky, wild-side traipse through Thailand's fleshpots, eateries and spiritual havens....[A] wry, wise and wonderful romp." 04/01/2005 Publishers Weekly
"[B]rilliantly cynical....[Burdett's] characters are unforgettable, his dialogue fast-paced and perfectly pitched, his numerous asides and observations generally as cutting as they are funny." (starred review) 04/25/2005
