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Bangkok Haunts (Paperback)

by John Burdett (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (Jun 10 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400097061
ISBN-13: 978-1400097067
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 227 g

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Starred Review. At the start of Burdett's superb third mystery-thriller to feature Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep (after Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo), Jitpleecheep shows old friend Kimberley Jones, an American FBI agent, a vicious snuff film he's received depicting the murder of an ex-lover of his named Damrong. Jitpleecheep and Jones maintain their complex platonic relationship as, helped by Jitpleecheep's assistant Lek, they pursue Damrong's killers. The trail leads them to an important banker, an American teacher, a Buddhist and an exclusive men's club called the Parthenon. Jitpleecheep, who now lives with Chanya, a former prostitute pregnant with his child, is visited in an erotic way by Damrong's ghost, while his corrupt superior, police colonel Vikorn, orders Jitpleecheep to help start a porn film business. Expertly juggling elements that in lesser hands would become confused or hackneyed, Burdett has created a haunting, powerful story that transcends genre. 75,000 first printing; 6-city author tour. (June)
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*Starred Review* Burdett's first two Sonchai Jitplecheep novels, starring the Bangkok police detective and co-owner, with his mother, of a brothel in the city's notorious District 8, heralded the arrival of a distinctive new voice in crime fiction. His third effort goes further, building on the exquisite moral ambiguity implicit in both setting and hero with tighter plotting and, if possible, an even more potent mix of underworld seaminess, startling tenderness, and Buddhist wisdom. The novel begins with a declaration: "Few crimes make us fear for the evolution of our species. I am watching one right now." What Sonchai is watching is a snuff film starring a bewitching whore with the ability to hold men of all types in thrall. Sonchai knows because he was once one of those men and because the now-dead whore, Damrong, has been seducing him nightly in his dreams. Compelled to find the killer and free himself from Damrong, Sonchai follows the trail left by the film, but to get the answers he needs he must confront one of the most powerful men in Bangkok--a move that Sonchai's boss, the elegantly corrupt Colonel Vikorn, vetoes unequivocally. The answers, shrouded in multiple meanings, come eventually, but at great cost to all those involved. Burdett's Bangkok may be the most vibrant landscape of any in current crime fiction, and Sonchai--an improbable mix of West and East, the fact-seeking investigator meets the tranquil Buddhist, at ease with contrary realities--is certainly the genre's most intriguing sleuth. Bill Ott
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ghosts in Thailand's Underbelly, Sep 29 2007

By	Mary McKinney "Ph.D. Psychologist and Coach" (www.successfulacademic.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I love Burdett's mysteries because he truly captures the wonderful quirkiness of the seamy sides of Bangkok. He's also a great writer.

In the early 1980's I lived in Thailand for a few years and Burdett brings me back to the land I loved while catching me up on new developments. He is amazing at giving readers a sense of the culture, the food, the sights and most impressively of the Thai psychology. He's as much an anthropologist as an engaging mystery writer.

"Bangkok Haunts" is the first-person tale of Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep solving the murder case of a former lover, a strikingly gifted whore named Damrong who has been killed in a pornographic snuff film.

In the process, readers continue to get a delightfully funny view of the pragmatic world of Thai whoredom as it caters to Westerners. Burdett also continues to provide the inside scoop on the rampant corruption of Thai police.

In this book, Burdett also lets us in to the soul of Thai spiritual beliefs, superstitions and religious practices. We learn about ghosts and magic and reincarnation and monkhood. We even get to learn about Elephants.

A second delightful theme is the life and culture of the Thai "katoy" -- the surprisingly common Thai transvestite/transgendered transexual. Katoys have been an accepted presence in Thai culture for generations and now they are able to avail themselves of modern medical technology and pursue gender reassignment. (When I lived in Thailand I thought that all gay men were Katoys, but Burdett clarifies that Katoys believe they are women trapped in men's bodies and are different from a "standard" homosexual.)

In this novel, we also get our first Burdett-delivered taste of the Northeast areas of Thailand (the poorest part of the country) and even of Cambodia and the Khmer mentality. I was delighted to get a glimpse of current day Cambodia from Burdett since when I lived in Bangkok the country was off limits to Americans and still trying to recover from the traumatic ravages of Pol Pot's regime.

In this latest offerring of the series -- following "Bangkok 8" and "Bangkok Tatoo" -- Burdett deepens his funny, sympathetic observations of Thai culture and its intersection with the foibles of Westerners. He also continues to deepen the complex personality of his protagonist -- Detective Sonchi -- a moral man in an immoral society and the product of his prostitute mother's affair with an American during the Vietnam war.

If you've ever lived in Thailand, "Bangkok Haunts" will make you nostolgic. If you're planning to vacation in Thailand, you'll learn a lot about what's behind those warm smiles and unusual sights. If you are an anthropologist, historian or sociologist studying Thailand, then Burdett's funny, captivating mysteries should be required reading.

I can't wait for number four in the series -- Burdett just gets better and better.

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2.0 out of 5 stars So Damrong, May 25 2009

By	Jeffrey H. R. Hemlin (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This episode is just so Damrong, from the unbelievable plot to the fantastical climax! I just about bust a gut thinking about the Khymer gangsters being trampled by a couple of sore Elephants - what they ran out of bullets!

Damrong! Formulaic or Formaldehyde Damrong, what a stretch - would have been better to stick to snakes in a car.

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