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false <![CDATA[Bangkok Tattoo]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170441930m/54681.jpg 54681 16 Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep of the Royal Thai Police returns in his riveting and smokily atmospheric new thriller. A farang–a foreigner–has been murdered, his body horribly mutilated, at the Bangkok brothel co-owned by Sonchai’s mother and his boss. The dead man was a CIA agent. To make matters worse, the apparent culprit is sweet-natured Chanya, the brothel’s top earner and a woman whom the devoutly Buddhist sleuth has loved for several lifetimes. How can Sonchai solve this crime without sending Chanya to prison? How can he engage in a cover-up without endangering his karma? And how will he ever get to the bottom of a case whose interested parties include American spooks, Muslim fundamentalists, and gangsters from three countries? As addictive as opium, as hot as Sriracha chili sauce, and bursting with surprises, Bangkok Tattoo will leave its mark on you. 1979011 2005 Bangkok Tattoo total:748|5:124|4:308|3:248|2:60|1:8| 748 2724 977 124 3 2 false false Wed Apr 09 06:32:53 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 06:00:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 06:32:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sat Jun 16 08:05:04 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 08:05:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 28 11:37:31 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 11:48:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:43:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:17:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Dec 05 23:38:33 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 23:49:04 -0800 2008 These books are basically detective noires, but the protagonist is a half Thai and half American. He is also a police Detective, a helper in his Mother's brothel, and an e...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:03:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:04:15 -0700 2009
This book is as racy and rank as the first, maybe moreso, and it’...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Aug 16 09:09:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:09:33 -0700 2009 PROTAGONIST: Detec. Sonchai Jitplecheep
SETTING: Thailand
SERIES: # 2 of 2
SUMMARY: Royal Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is called in by his supervisor, strategic genius Captain Vikorn, to investigate the murder of a CIA operative, Mitch Turner, found grue...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:33:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:33:40 -0800 2009 Burdett, well on his way to establishing a series with the inquisitive Jitpleecheep at the helm, has again mastered the art of mystery in this entertaining romp through the shady underbelly of Thailand. Supported by an oddball cast of characters and colored with dark humor, Bangkok Tattoo is at once...

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Then I heard about John Burdett's 4 novels (3 are out, he is writing the 4th one) based in Bangkok. Each is a detective story. The main character i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 04:54:31 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 05:12:25 -0700 2007 Bangkok Tattoo is a book entirely about sex: who wants it and why, where to get it, and how people react when they have too much of it (and how much is too much). It looks eastern versus western attitudes towards sex and relationships and asks interesting questions about guilt, Christianity, and th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 03 01:33:11 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 08:19:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 11 06:07:04 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:12:21 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 20:12:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 20:14:06 -0800 2009 2nd murder mystery murder following 1st book set in Bangkok, Thailand with meditative Buddhist approach. (Again, amusing, violently graphic, & sexual)...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:11:05 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:50:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:16:01 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 12:10:48 -0700 2007
Why are they ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:04:40 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:07:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 13:28:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 13:32:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54681