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Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Solving the murder could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, reeling from a personal tragedy, is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burdett, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Sonchai Jitpleecheep (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Police > Thailand > Bangkok > Fiction.
Bangkok (Thailand) > Fiction.
Corruption > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Solving the murder could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, reeling from a personal tragedy, is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan lama based in Kathmandu who has become his guru--and has forty million dollars' worth of heroin for sale.
Physical Description:295 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780307263193 (alk. paper) :
0307263193 (alk. paper)