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Original Title:	Bangkok 8
ISBN:	1400032903 (ISBN13: 9781400032907)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1

Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1) Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

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A thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities.

Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep—a devout Buddhist and the son of a Thai bar girl and a long-gone Vietnam War G.I.—is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. On a vigilante mission to capture his partner’s murderer, Sonchai is begrudgingly paired with a beautiful FBI agent named Jones and captures her heart in the process. In a city fueled by illicit drugs and infinite corruption, prostitution and priceless art, Sonchai’s quest for vengeance takes him into a world much more sinister than he could have ever imagined.

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Title	:	Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1)
Author	:	John Burdett
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	July 13th 2004 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (first published August 6th 2003)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Thriller. Cultural. Asia. Mystery Thriller

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This book was not what I expected. I thought it would be a thriller, or a detective novel. Rather, it is an insightful look into the sex & crime culture in Bangkok Thailand. The author writes (through the voice of the narrator) "This isn't a whodunit, is it? More like a whatwillshedonext." That's a perfect description of this book. You figure out the details of the crime as you read, but more importantly, you understand WHY things happen. And the WHY is in the context of the deep,

Could not finish. Got to within 40 pages of the end and was so dissatisfied that I could not care less what happened with all of the TV/thriller cliche characters. The main character seemed wimpy and disaffected but somehow had the rage to pursue his partner's killer. The female protagonist, of the privileged white FBI beauty archetype, inexplicably gets enamored with aforementioned sad-faced Thai. They walk around the city to get evidence and see lots of prostitutes. Whores everywhere!

Couldn't finish this because the author's portrayal of Thai people, language and culture seems off to me. I would be interested to hear from another Thai speaking person who have read this book.

The novel Platform got me interested in the cultural political economy of sexual tourism, sexual encounter, and the sex service industry. Then I heard about John Burdett's 4 novels (3 are out, he is writing the 4th one) based in Bangkok. Each is a detective story. The main character is what I call a "mixo" -- thai mother, african-american father. His mother is a retried sex worker, and he is a non-currupt detective who following the 8 fold path of Buddhism. The setting and plot are set within

There were parts of this book that were OK. The discussions between the FBI Agent and the Thai hero on the culture of consumerism versus those from a Buddhist country had some interesting points. The initial murder scene and the punishment mete out to the bad guy were original. But I just thought there was a lot of pretentious, Western bias into Thais and their beliefs. It also seemed to argue that strip clubs and prostitution were okay in a weird way. This book does not measure up to Colin

To tell the truth, I expected some piece of pulp fiction type with prose in the vein of Chandler or Hammett. Instead, it is much better than pulp and very different than those noir authors. I think the cover of this edition does it justice, as the night life of Bangkok has a decided influence. While the book doesn't take place entirely in the red light district, prostitution - more specifically, the life of prostitute - is very much this book. So, to, are drugs and drug trafficking.While this is

Were all exasperated with the police at one time or another. But in Bangkok, the pique is simply more acute.I used to buy whole trays of Rolex watches for police officers, the citys top sex tycoon complained to The New York Times recently. I used to carry cash in black plastic bags for them. But they are still harassing me.In John Burdetts thriller Bangkok 8, the half-Thai, half-American, all-Buddhist detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep -- as dry and charming as a good martini -- explains the mores