John Burdett. First edition. Dust Jacket: Fine. An unclipped, vibrant jacket designed by the talented Chip Kidd. Hardcover: Fine. New York:Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Book is like new, unread. No writing or markings in the book, 318 pp. A superb copy of Burdett's first entry in his popular Bangkok Police thriller series.
Burdett's first book in the series is about a Thai police officer, Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, who investigates the deaths by snakebite of his partner and a U.S. Embassy Sgt. The first book in the series known as the Sonchai Jitpleecheep series of crime novels is mainly set in Bangkok and consists of six books: Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Godfather of Kathmandu, Vulture Peak, and The Bangkok Asset.
