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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.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 13, 2004
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 317 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400032903
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400032907
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.76 x 8 inches
Book 1 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Sonchai Jitpleecheep
Best Sellers Rank: #287,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #791 in Hard-Boiled Mystery #1,069 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) #3,039 in Police Procedurals (Books)
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