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Bangkok Tattoo
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Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781400032914
ISBN: 1400032911
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2006-07-11
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: 2006-07-11
Studio: Vintage
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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.
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Summary: Donburi - Full body Japanese Tattoo
Comment: After reading 'Bangkok 8' by John Burdett, I was looking forward to read the next book in the series, 'Bangkok Tattoo'. Detective Sonchai Jitplecheep of The Royal Thai Police Force in District 8 is back with another case in his career. A farang(foreigner) is found dead in his mother's brothel Old Man's Club with his penis mutilated. Chanya, one of the girls of the club is a suspect. Colonel Vikorn, Sonchai's superior and co-owner of the club, orders him to carry out the investigation. The farang is a CIA operative in Bangkok recruited to report terrorst activities post-9/11 in Thailand. Sonchai starts his investigation and enters the world of terrorism and the japanese body art of Tattoo, which will help him to solve the case. Great read. Must read for the readers of 'Bangkok 8'. Sonchai gets better with time.
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Summary: worth reading
Comment: If you have enjoyed reading the other books featuring Detective Jitleecheep in Bangkok; you will also take pleasure in this fun, interesting and complicated story. John Burdett is a great writer who has plenty of interesting insights into Thailand. I didn't expect the (different) ending. Treat yourself!
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Summary: A Little Too Much Sex and Drug Use
Comment: While I enjoy books about Southest Asia police work this one went a little over the top in its vivid descriptions of the sex life in Bangkok, and drug use. I often visit Thailand on business and have never seen the corruption the author tals about. Relative to drug use NONE of the Thai officers I know are users. The book gives a bleak desciption of Thai life and if believed could lead some not to travel there. The culmination with the mutilation style killing really ruined the mystery portions of the novel. I will buy no more John Burdett novels.
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Summary: Another fascinating tale
Comment: I've read several Burkett titles, and I'd recommend this one as a nice addition to his Asian tales. This would also make an excellent first selection to buy if it's your first taste of his writing. I admit my fascination with his writing has a bit to do with spending some time in Bangkok on business and sneaking out at night and tiptoeing through the jungle.
Having lived there for decades, John has an innate talent of penning intricate descriptions to truly capture the essence of this bizarre city and it's equally bizarre cast of characters. This book follows along the lines of the others, with the storyline beginning in search of one mystery, and numerous others unfold along the way. Great title if you're in the mood for something completely different.
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Summary: Visit the Street Life in Bangkok
Comment: Having lived in Bangkok one year as an expat, I was very curious about John Burdett and his three books set in Bangkok. I got ahold of the second one first, Bangkok Tattoo. I have since ordered the other two. The humor makes you laugh outloud! It is right on. I loved his calling the reader farang, or foreigner. It is a word I heard often in Bangkok as the Thais commented to themselves about the many foreigners in their midst.
Burdett has written an intriguing mystery. It contains, among other things, a humanized Thai whore; a mainly corrupt group of Thai cops and detectives; a CIA agent lost in his own mind; a philosophical Thai narrator and countless facts about the street life in Bangkok. The murders are horrendous and unique. The asides about Buddhism are wonderful. I can't wait to sink myself in to Bangkok 8, and I highly recommend this talented writer to mystery lovers everywhere.
Cheryl Smith
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