{"product_id":"the-bangkok-asset-a-royal-thai-detective-novel-9780307474308","title":"The Bangkok Asset: A Royal Thai Detective Novel","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3047980\"\u003eJohn Burdett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307474308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307474305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022010\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Hard-Boiled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022020\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Police Procedural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022080\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | International Crime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42655525175533,"sku":"9780307474308","price":20.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fcc84da6-026f-4199-8f99-4e426cdc89b6.jpg?v=1649279627","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-bangkok-asset-a-royal-thai-detective-novel-9780307474308","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}