Bangkok Haunts
Bangkok's police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is haunted by the ghost of a former prostitute-lover in this third book of Burdett's Bangkok series. When he receives a snuff film showing Damron's death, he shows it to his old friend and American FBI agent Kimberley Jones. Their efforts are thwarted by Sonchai's boss, Colonel Vikon, who is more interested in having Sonchai help him start a pornography business. Sonchai Jitpleecheep is an uncorruptible police detective who works in the red-light district of Bangkok. A devout Buddhist, he has a strong sense of justice and sin that is not of the same standard of Western culture. For example, Sonchai's explanation to Jones why he can own a share in a brothel but detest porn is an example of his Occidental logic. Despite the obstacles set up by Colonel Vikon, Sonchai and Jones do find Damron's killer in Burdett's third mystery novel in his "Bangkok Series".
About the Author:
John Burdett
John Burdett was a partner in a Hong Kong law firm when he wrote his successful crime drama, Bangkok 8. The success of that book led him to give up his law practice and become a full-time novelist. Millennium Films has purchased the rights to Bangkok 8. Burdett wrote two other "Bangkok" novels: Bangkok Haunts and Bangkok Tatoo. These novels feature the incorruptible detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep and are set in the red light district of Bangkok. While Jitpleecheep is a denizen of this corrupt district and surrounded by sex and violence, he uses Buddhist arguments to point out the faults of the people of the western world. He is an honest detective in a corrupt world.
John Burdett is a British author who has lived in Spain, France, and Hong Kong. He now lives in Bangkok
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