{"product_id":"the-bangkok-asset-a-royal-thai-detective-novel-paperback","title":"The Bangkok Asset: A Royal Thai Detective Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Burdett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoyal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is called to investigate a crime scene in Bangkok--which quickly reveals itself to be anything but typical in\u003cb\u003e this \"intelligent, high-octane psychological thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor one thing, the victim has been beheaded in a bizarre manner, and for another, a message was left in blood. Then Sonchai is summoned to a river in the middle of the night to observe a spectacle that violates everything he holds dear as a Thai, as a Buddhist, and as a human being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA trail of breadcrumbs has been carefully laid out for him, but by whom? Sonchai's search for answers takes him deep into the Cambodian jungle, where he faces a conspiracy that may implicate the American CIA and the Chinese military--and discovers exactly how far a government will go to protect its worst secrets.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burdett was brought up in North London and worked as a lawyer in Hong Kong. He is the author of eight novels, including the Royal Thai Detective series: \u003ci\u003eBangkok 8\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bangkok Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBangkok Haunts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather of Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bangkok Asset\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.john-burdett.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52404419887409,"sku":"9780307474308","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/K2pCeUpVaDhReEdKRm5KYTZuYUYrQT09.webp?v=1768932431","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/the-bangkok-asset-a-royal-thai-detective-novel-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}