Synopsis:
When a US Marine is killed in Bangkok, the task of finding the murderer falls to Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, seemingly the only member of the Royal Thai Police Force whose idea of justice excludes the habitual bribe-taking practised by his fellow officers. This assignment is especially important to the devout detective because during the investigation of the murder scene, the methamphetamine-stoked snakes that bit the marine also kill Sonchai's police partner, best friend and Buddhist soul-mate Pichai. Sonchai's pursuit of revenge will team him with a sexually frustrated FBI agent and leave them at the mercy of yaa-baa-fuelled motorcycle-taxi drivers as they hurtle through neon-lit Bangkok and into the labyrinthine and deadly machinations of the international jade and drug trades in search of the killer.
Review:
This is the worst book I have read for crime fiction in years. The description of Bangkok and the night life, sex trade and social disadvantages of some of the population of Thailand is probably the best thing about this book.
The crime side of things, somewhere to be found in a congested book full of other fiction and facts. Book is not fast moving, the plot is boring and I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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