Last post ended with a book description of Bangkok Haunts from Amazon.com So, what is troubling Detective Jitpleecheep in this third book of John Burdett’s Bangkok series? … [Read more...]

The gist of the plot line in Bangkok Tattoo is this: Sonchai is called upon to investigate the murder of an unlucky john found disemboweled, castrated and partially flayed, apparently ‘done in’ by the lovely bar girl, Chanya, with whom Sonchai just might be in love. … [Read more...]

Sonchai Jitpleecheep – Bangkok Tattoo and Bangkok Haunts What makes Sonchai special? 1.he’s complex and full of contradictions 2. he’s educated – art, philosophy, music 3. he’s honest and compassionate 4. he often ponders the marked differences between Eastern and Western thought and ideology with insight and sardonic humour … [Read more...]

Bangkok 8 by John Burdett - published in 2003, the first of five books featuring the half Thai, half white, moody Buddhist sleuth, Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep. After last post’s unsuccessful ‘testing’ of a potential new moody sleuth, I decided to return to the tried-and-true, take another look at one of my favourites, this time, my … [Read more...]