A
Bewitching Smile, second in the Land of Smiles Trilogy, is
reminiscent of A Passage to India in the creation of
a kind of psychological DMZ, another Shangri-la with its own epiphanies
and perils. The toughsensitive characterization, and the sharp,
often aphoristic dialogue, and the irony, combine to create a
powerful drama.
In
this sequel to A Killing Smile, Richard Breach who is a magician,
mystic and world-class card player teaches English in Bangkok.
Crosby, his former student, has found an assignment for Breach’s
talents: a rescue mission. Snow is held hostage in a hill tribe
village in the North of Thai-land. Snow’s plan to become Lahu
godman has failed and his life is at risk. Breach has a reason
of his own—a dying friend in English has requested a set of ritual
shaman’s.
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Praise
“Moore’s
novels are breaking new ground in fictional writing about Thailand.
. . . He writes with gentle humor and a sensitive understanding
of what it is to be lost.”
–-The Nation
