One of the most startling and provocative mysteries I’ve read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting intoxicating, and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands.

A cracking East meets West thriller introducing a half-Thai, half-American cop whose Buddhist beliefs are as important as his forensic skills. Terrific.

A stunning thriller! Bangkok 8 is suspense at its best: a masterfully written tale set in a world that’s perfectly evoked and populated with compelling, flesh-and-blood characters.

Impeccably researched … sometimes poetic, often exotic, and totally hardcore.

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