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John Burdett

    24. júl 1951

    John Burdett je románopisec, ktorý čerpá zo svojich skúseností so životom a prácou na rôznych ázijských miestach, aby informoval svoj jedinečný literárny hlas. Jeho príbehy často skúmajú prienik kultúrnych komplexností a ľudskej povahy, prezentované ostrou, pozorovateľnou štýlom. Burdettovo písanie je oslavované pre svoje prenikavé komentáre a schopnosť preniesť čitateľov do živo vykreslených prostredí.

    John Burdett
    A Royal Thai Detective Novel - 3: Bangkok Haunts
    The Last Six Million Seconds
    Bangkok Haunts
    Vulture Peak
    The Bangkok Asset
    Bangkok Tattoo, English edition
    • Die Prostituierte Chanya steht blutverschmiert vor dem Ermittler Sonchai Jitpleecheep und glaubt, einen Mord begangen zu haben. Ein toter Amerikaner, ihr Ex-Freund und CIA-Mitarbeiter, liegt in ihrem Bett. Sonchai und sein Vorgesetzter sind skeptisch und suchen schnell einen Schuldigen, während die CIA einen Terrorakt vermutet.

      Bangkok Tattoo. Kriminalroman. Jitpleecheep ermittelt in Bangkok2020
    • The Bangkok Asset

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      In his latest case, Sonchai is paired with young, female inspector Krom. Like him, she's an outsider on the police force, but she is socially savyy and a technological prodigy. In the midst of a typhoon they witness a deadly demonstration of super-human strength from a man who is seemingly controlled by a CIA operative. Could the Americans really have figured out a way to create some sort of super-soldier who is both physically and psychologically enhanced? Are they testing it, or him, on Thai soil? And why is everyone, from the Bangkok police to the international community, so eager to turn a blind eye?

      The Bangkok Asset2016
      3,3
    • Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, but now he is heading out of his comfort zone. Way out. Assigned to the highest-profile case in all Thailand, he is tasked with ending international human-organ trafficking. His hunt will lead him across five countries and will draw in a host of unwitting players, including an aging rock star wearing out his second liver, and his quarry, twin Chinese queenpins of the international body-parts trade known as the Vultures. Meanwhile, there are rumors at home that Sonchai’s wife is having an affair. Although he has always known about her disreputable past, this is something else entirely. Confronting the rumors—and controlling his jealousy—while embroiled in the most contentious case of his career may well be more than this detective’s Buddhist soul can handle.

      Vulture Peak2012
      3,9
    • The godfather of Kathmandu

      • 464 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania

      Sonchai Jitpleecheep--Burdett's inimitable Thai police detective--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Sonchai is more interested in finding Nirvana than in solving murders, in Burdett's most inventive, darkly comic novel yet.

      The godfather of Kathmandu2010
      3,7
    • A Full Life

      • 160 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania
      A Full Life2009
    • A Royal Thai Detective Novel - 3: Bangkok Haunts

      A Royal Thai Detective Novel

      • 350 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the devout Buddhist Royal Thai Police detective who led us through the best sellers Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo, returns in this blistering novel.Sonchai has seen virtually everything on his beat in Bangkok's District 8, but nothing like the snuff film he's just been sent anonymously. Furiously fast-paced and laced through with an erotic ghost story that gives a new dark twist to the life of our hero, Bangkok Haunts more than lives up to the smart and darkly funny originality of its predecessors.

      A Royal Thai Detective Novel - 3: Bangkok Haunts2008
      3,8
    • Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep has seen just about everything on his beat in Bangkok's crime-riddled District 8. But the terrifying snuff movie he's been sent anonymously is something else: the person who dies is Damrong, the beautiful woman he once loved and whom he still dreams about.

      Bangkok Haunts2008
      3,8
    • Bangkok Tattoo, English edition

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      When the mutilated body of a CIA agent is discovered in District 8 and the killer appears to be a local working girl, Sonchai searches for the truth amid a cover-up orchestrated by his boss, Police Colonel Vikorn.

      Bangkok Tattoo, English edition1999
      3,8
    • Eine private Affäre

      • 355 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Die Welt der Londoner High Society: Der ehrgeizige und brillante James Knight hat es endlich geschafft, er vertritt die vornehmsten Bürger Londons und steht kurz vor seiner Berufung zum Kronanwalt. Doch da wünscht ihn die Polizei in der Mordsache Oliver Thirst zu sprechen – einer seiner ersten Klienten aus frühen Tagen, ein brutaler Kleinkrimineller. Fasziniert von dessen Cleverness hatte Knight sich damals mit dem brutalen Thirst eingelassen und sogar seine Freundin Daisy an ihn verloren. Nun ist Oliver Thirst ermordet worden, und James Knight steht unter Verdacht. 'Ein hintergründiger Thriller.' Dresdner Morgenpost

      Eine private Affäre1998
    • De laatste zes miljoen seconden

      • 311 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Aan de vooravond van de overgang naar de Volksrepubliek China resulteren verraad, geweld en streven naar absolute macht in Hongkong in een groot aantal gruwelijke moorden.

      De laatste zes miljoen seconden1997
    • The Last Six Million Seconds

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      A plastic bag containing three rotting heads is discovered near the Chinese mainland. The British seem to be keen for the investigation to drag on until after June 1997, the powerful Mr Xian wants a swift conclusion to the case, and the NYPD are taking a curious interest in events.

      The Last Six Million Seconds1996
      3,8