Like Thai cuisine, Burdett’s comic thriller blends spicy, sour, salty, and sweet – and makes for a delicious wake-up for jaded palates.

A stiletto-sharp mystery/thriller set in an exotic world, brilliantly rendered.

The wildest ride in modern crime novel exoticum. Read this book, savor the language – it’s the last, and the most compelling, word in thrillers.

Highly entertaining … This remarkable novel [is] something to enjoy for its sheer bravado.

John Burdett is purely and simply a wonderful writer … Bangkok 8 is a tour de force.