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Ninth in the series Major political demonstrations are rocking Bangkok. Chaos and fear sweep through the Thai and expatriate communities. Calvino steps into the political firestorm as he investigates a drug piracy operation. The piracy is traced to a powerful business interest protected by important political connections. A nineteen-year-old Thai woman and a middle-age lawyer end up dead on the same evening. Both are connected to Calvino’s investigation. The dead lawyer’s law firm denies any knowledge of the case. Calvino is left in the cold. Approached by a group of expat housewives-—rattled by The Risk of Infidelity Index that ranks Bangkok number one for available sexual temptations—to investigate their husbands, Calvino discovers the alliance of forces blocking his effort to disclose the secret pirate drug investigation. |
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“Moore's
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions [Bangkok’s]
vertiginous landscape.” “The
faint whiff of misogyny/xenophobia one senses is just part of Moore's
pitch-perfect Bangkok, from its churning after-hours melee of insistent
yings to its hard-drinking farangs (foreigners), to the
scary duplicity behind the ever-present Thai smile.” “Chris
Moore's series of private-eye tales set in the full mysterious splendor
of bubbling Bangkok, Thailand, remind us anew of how much meaning
we miss out on when we don't worship true artists. Underneath Bangkok
society is a deeply encrusted demiworld of hope, despair, corruption
and courage that Moore, an American-born writer who has lived there
for almost 20 years, paints with maestrolike Dickensian strokes.”
“A complex, intelligent novel.” —Publishers’ Weekly “The darkly raffish Bangkok milieu is a treat.” —Kirkus Review “Moore not only has written a chilling and fast-paced mystery, but the author also provides an honest description of the local landscape and social underworld of Bangkok, as Calvino and his friend Colonel Pratt desperately try to solve the mysteries before they are permanently retired by the powers that be in government and in the gangs.” —Paul Anik, I Love a Mystery “The
Risk of Infidelity Index [is] festooned with memorable characters
and a solid plot. Moore probes the country's dark side to new depths.
. . . ‘Infidelity’ stays focused on crime and detection, in a tightly
written narrative . . . a satisfying read.” “A
crime thriller as fine as any in this series…a compelling, page
turner…” “exciting,
enthralling and entertaining writing.” “…this
book shows that Chris Moore is at the top of his form.” >>read more ctitical reviews of the book l >>main crime fiction |
