2 October 2008
John Burdett – Bangkok Haunts
Posted by Dirk under: books .
This is the third book featuring police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep. Sonchai is a Buddhist and his mom runs a whore house. Kind of an odd combo. I like the books a lot though. This one has ghosts and Khmer Rouge thugs and lonely FBI chicks and lots of porn.
I don’t know how much of what Burdett writes about Bangkok and Thai culture is correct, but I enjoy the books not just for the characters and plot but also for the glimpse it gives me of another culture.