A Higher Pulp
John Burdett Takes the Low Road to Enlightenment
Few crimes make us fear for the evolution of our species. I am watching one right now.
Archive for the ‘Bangkok Haunts’ Category
New York Times – Thomas Fuller (Bangkok Haunts)
At Home Amid the Red Lights
BANGKOK, Oct. 24 ? As John Burdett ambles down a street packed with girlie bars, he passes two women in skimpy outfits waving their hands excitedly and calling out, ?John! John!?
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International Herald Tribune – Thomas Fuller (Bangkok Haunts)
John Burdett: Detective writer at work in a seedy Bangkok district
As John Burdett ambles down a street packed with girly bars he passes two women in skimpy outfits waving their hands excitedly and calling out, “John! John!” Continue Reading…
New York Times – Claudia La Rocco (Bangkok Haunts)
Spicy, Saucy, Subtle, Seasoned: A Thai Meal of Mystery
With ?Bangkok Haunts? John Burdett has now written three delicious detective yarns set in Bangkok?s underbelly, and the only thing that seems more far-fetched than some of his plots is that Hollywood has yet to put any of them on the screen. Continue Reading…
The Oregonian – Larry Brooks (Bangkok Haunts)
Bangkok thriller is thoroughly literate and decadent
And now for something completely different. No, really different. In ?Bangkok Haunts,? emerging thriller superstar John Burdett has crafted a mid-air collision between two often contradictory literary sensibilities: those who seek the experience of losing themselves in language and milieu as rich and intoxicating as a Bangkok opium den, and those who want a dark little stroll on the wild side. Continue Reading…
About the Author
John Burdett practiced law for 14 years in London and Hong Kong until he was able to retire to write full time. He has lived in France, Spain, Hong Kong and the U.K. and now commutes between Bangkok and Southwest France.Photo © Joanne Chan
