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BANGKOK DAYS by LAWRENCE OSBORNE

2009 / Asia / Far East / Fiction / Thailand / Travel Leave a comment

Reading “Bangkok Days” whilst on holiday in Bangkok was a wonderful, border-line surreal experience, since it made me simultaneously embarrassed at how little I know the city, whilst also inspiring me to try and follow in Mr. Osborne’s steps. Not with the drinking nor the dentistry (the original reason the …

BANGKOK EIGHT by JOHN BURDETT

2003 / Asia / Crime / Far East / Fiction / Reviews / Thailand 1 comment

There is such a delight in discovering (admittedly well after everyone else) a fabulous new detective hero, and after reading “Bangkok Eight” I am a fan, a firm, verging-on-embarrassingly-enthusiastic fan of Sonchai Jitpleecheep. Sonchai Jitpleecheep is an unusual Bangkok cop. For one thing he is only half Thai. For another …