Bangkok Tattoo (Abridged)

by John Burdett Narrated by Paul Boehmer

Overview

Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep of the Royal Thai Police returns in his riveting and smokily atmospheric new thriller.A farang-a foreigner-has been murdered, his body horribly mutilated, at the Bangkok brothel co-owned by Sonchai's mother and his boss. The dead man was a CIA agent. To make matters worse, the apparent culprit is sweet-natured Chanya, the brothel's top earner and a woman whom the devoutly Buddhist sleuth has loved for several lifetimes. How can Sonchai solve this crime without sending Chanya to prison? How can he engage in a cover-up without endangering his karma? And how will he ever get to the bottom of a case whose interested parties include American spooks, Muslim fundamentalists, and gangsters from three countries? As addictive as opium, as hot as Sriracha chili sauce, and bursting with surprises, Bangkok Tattoo will leave its mark on you.

Editorial Reviews

DEC 05/JAN 06 - AudioFile

What a fine transformation of novel to audio art! Reader Paul Boehmer seamlessly delivers this sophisticated story in the voice of its humble narrator, a Thai police detective and respected pimp who is caught up in an artfully embroidered plot involving corruption, lust, and the Buddhist culture of Thailand. As Detective Sonehai Jitpleecheep, Boehmer conveys every nuance of the first-person narrator’s inner voice, as well as handily embodying a broad cast of Thai characters, including prostitutes and other women, who are interacting with hard-headed, ham-handed American intruders, in particular the CIA. Listeners will find this fictional audio diary enthralling, moving, even humbling as they absorb its layered depths of narrative art. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

DEC 05/JAN 06 - AudioFile

What a fine transformation of novel to audio art! Reader Paul Boehmer seamlessly delivers this sophisticated story in the voice of its humble narrator, a Thai police detective and respected pimp who is caught up in an artfully embroidered plot involving corruption, lust, and the Buddhist culture of Thailand. As Detective Sonehai Jitpleecheep, Boehmer conveys every nuance of the first-person narrator’s inner voice, as well as handily embodying a broad cast of Thai characters, including prostitutes and other women, who are interacting with hard-headed, ham-handed American intruders, in particular the CIA. Listeners will find this fictional audio diary enthralling, moving, even humbling as they absorb its layered depths of narrative art. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169180107
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	05/17/2005
Edition description:	Abridged

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