Love Songs from a shallow Grave
by Colin Cotterill
'Love Songs from a shallow Grave' is the seventh novel featuring Siri Paiboon, the only coroner in post-revolution Laos in the late 1970s.
Three young women are skewered by a type of sword, usually used for fencing competitions. Only, when they are used for in competition, they do not feature sharpened points.
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Addresses by Teddy Spha Palasthira
'Addresses' by Teddy Spha Palasthira is a biography of the early years of the author, when he lived in Europe during and after the second world war.
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Khao San Road by David Young
David Young is different from other writers. Most of his novels are not crime-related, but tell ordinary story of ordinary foreigners in Bangkok. Bar girls sometimes have an important part in his stories. His writing style is fluid, and his stories are funny. His characters often seem to be lost, and invariably end up in unfortunate situations.
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Stage IV by Erich R. Sysak
Lawson Banks suffers from Stage IV pancreatic cancer. Actually he has been suffering for 7 years, and should long be dead. When he was diagnosed and already sick, he viaticated his life insurance. The 'beneficiaries' (instead of his former family) are a disenchanted-with-life and eternally looking for money trio in the U.S.
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The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan
Poke Rafferty and his little family (Rose, his wife and former prostitute, and Miaow, his somewhat precocious and obnoxious, but much loved, stepdaughter) are enjoying a pleasant dinner in a Bangkok restaurant, when they are suddenly confronted with a ghost from Rose's paste : a 'client' that once intended to kill her, but got his comeuppance (Rose actually thought she had killed him). Now he and his buddy want sweet revenge.
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Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon by Stephen Leather
Bob Turtledove aka Bangkok Bob kind of stumbled into the private investigator business by accident, just helping out friends and customers. He is married, and while he suffers from the 'all-Thai-young-women-are-stunning' syndrome, is faithfull to his well connected, rich, and of course stunning wife. While being down-to-earth and familiar with Bangkok's underbelly...
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9 Gold Bullets by Christopher G. Moore
An historical complete set of 9 Gold Bullets (a set has different denominations) is auctioned off in Bangkok. An old friend of Vincent Calvino is at the scene, supposedly to act as a carrier of the bullets to the U.S.A. , once they have been auctioned off to the highest bidder. A Russian businessman, alias mafia figure, takes center stage at the bidding.
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In Grandmother's House by Sorasing Kaowai and Peter Robinson
Life in the village is simple, and evolves around work in the rice fields. The villagers work hard for a living, but are self-sufficient and provide for all necessities themselves. Only some metal tools and weaving looms have been 'imported' long time ago and are still in use. Though they are poor, people never go hungry.
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A Nail through the Heart by Timothy Hallinan
Poke Rafferty, a travel writer, is asked by his police friend to find the uncle of an Australian woman. He soon discovered that the disappeared man has led a secretive life, with an appalling sexual orientation.
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Breathing Water by Timothy Hallinan
Thaksin is out of the picture. Now there is a real new star on the scene : Pan, a rags to riches character, obnoxious towards the elite, but cherished by the poor, and originating from Isaan itself. Could he become the first Isaan prime minister? By Timothy Hallinan.
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The Merry Misogynist by Colin Cotterill
A young beautiful women is found in the countryside, and brought to Dr. Siri's morgue. The good doctor establishes that the young beauty has been strangled. Apparently she has been deflowered by a pestle.
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Nightfall by Stephen Leather
This book is quite different from previous works by Stephen Leather. It is not an action thriller, no weapons are drawn at all in this novel. Instead, we are introduced to Satanism, with topics such as selling one's soul, summoning a devil (there are many of them), drawing circles and pentagrams on the floor to protect oneself, and preventing devils to come near etc.
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The Corruptionist by Christopher G. Moore
'The Corruptionist' is the 11th novel in the Vincent Calvino series by Thailand-based author Christopher G. Moore.
Calvino works as a private investigator out of an office building that also houses a massage parlour.
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Thaksin by Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker
This new edition of 'Thaksin' is divided in two parts : "The business of Politics", likely having similar content as the first edition, and "The Battle of Bangkok", chronicling the fall of Thaksin Shinawatra from power, and subsequent events.
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Under the Dome by Stephen King
The residents of Chester's Mill wake up one day to find a giant dome encircling their town. There is no way out or in (though a little air as well as sound can travel through the transparent structure). It seems to be impenetrable to particulate matter. Birds fly into it, dropping dead. Cars collide with it, its passengers not surviving the impact.
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The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett
Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep's mind is preoccupied by Buddhist themes, which seem to pop up on many occasions. His detective help is a katoey (ladyboy), his mother operates a bar at Soi Cowboy, catering to an elderly clientele, his boss police colonel Vikorn is immensely rich and up to his ears in illegal activities, including the drugs' trade.
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Bombay Anna by Susan Morgan
The life of Anna Leonowens, of 'The King and I' fame. Biography, describing her life before, during and after her stay in Thailand, as the Governess of King Mongkut's children.
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