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Bangkok 8

When a US Marine is killed in Bangkok, the task of finding the murderer falls to Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, seemingly the only member of the Royal Thai Police Force whose idea of justice excludes the habitual bribe-taking practised by his fellow officers. This assignment is especially important to the devout detective because during the investigation of the murder scene, the snakes that bit the marine also kill Sonchai's police partner, best friend and Buddhist soul-mate Pichai. Sonchai's pursuit of revenge will team him with a frustrated FBI agent and leave them at the mercy of drug-fuelled motorcycle-taxi drivers as they hurtle through neon-lit Bangkok. "Read this book and savour the language - it's the last and most compelling word in thrillers."--James Ellroy "An original and gripping novel."-- Publishing News.

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  • "Bangkok ocho"
  • "Bangkok eight"
  • "Bangkok eight"@tr
  • "Bangkok eight"@en
  • "Bangkok osiem"
  • "Bangkok acht"
  • "Bangḳoḳ shemonah"
  • "Bangkok Eight"@en
  • "Bangkok 8"@he

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  • "Wanneer een Amerikaanse marinier in Bangkok op gruwelijke wijze vermoord wordt, gaat een boeddhistische politie-inspecteur in de onderwereld van Bangkok op onderzoek uit."
  • "Alors qu'un militaire américain est en train d'agoniser dans une voiture verrouillée, deux policiers, les seuls non corrompus de la ville, arrivent sur les lieux. Deux minutes plus tard, l'un d'eux se fait tuer. Son équipier, Sonchai, décide d'aller dans les bas-fonds pour le venger. Accompagné d'un agent du FBI, il va découvrir un univers où règnent drogues, corruption, prostitution et misère."
  • "When a US Marine is killed in Bangkok, the task of finding the murderer falls to Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, seemingly the only member of the Royal Thai Police Force whose idea of justice excludes the habitual bribe-taking practised by his fellow officers. This assignment is especially important to the devout detective because during the investigation of the murder scene, the snakes that bit the marine also kill Sonchai's police partner, best friend and Buddhist soul-mate Pichai. Sonchai's pursuit of revenge will team him with a frustrated FBI agent and leave them at the mercy of drug-fuelled motorcycle-taxi drivers as they hurtle through neon-lit Bangkok. "Read this book and savour the language - it's the last and most compelling word in thrillers."--James Ellroy "An original and gripping novel."-- Publishing News."@en
  • "Surreal Bangkok, city of temples and brothels, where Buddhist monks walk the same streets as world-class gangsters, where bodies and souls are for sale or rent, and where the way you die may be more important than the way you live ... Inside a locked Mercedes an African-American marine sergeant is killed by a maddened python and a swarm of cobras. Two cops - the only two in the city not on the take - arrive too late. Minutes later, only one is alive. Sworn to avenge the death of his partner and soul brother, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, a fair-skinned Thai and a devout Buddhist, works his way through District 8. Soon he is in a realm he has never before encountered: the moneyed underbelly of Bangkok."@en
  • "A la suite du meurtre d'un militaire américain retrouvé mort dans une Mercedes blindée aux portières verrouillées, Sonchai, un policier, le seul non corrompu de Bangkok, arrive sur les lieux. Son enquête le mène dans les bas-fonds de la ville. Accompagné d'un agent du FBI, il découvre un univers où règnent drogues, corruption, prostitution et misère."
  • "Bangkok policeman Sonchai Jitplecheep investigates the murder of an African American Marine sergeant and the subsequent death of his partner, making his way through a world of illicit drugs and corruption to find a vicious killer."
  • "Bangkok policeman Sonchai Jitplecheep investigates the murder of an African American Marine sergeant and the subsequent death of his partner, making his way through a world of illicit drugs and corruption to find a vicious killer."@en
  • "AA thriller with attitude to spare, -- From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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  • "Detective novels"
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  • "Mystery"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
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  • "Large type books"
  • "Detektivní romány"

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  • "Bangkok eight"
  • "בנגקוק 8"
  • "Bangkok 8"@sl
  • "Bangkok 8"@pl
  • "Bangkok 8"@es
  • "Bangkok 8"@tr
  • "Bangkok 8"
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  • "Bangkok 8"@en
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  • "Bangḳoḳ 8"
  • "Bangkok 8 : [a novel]"

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