Spirit House Contributor(s): Moore, Christopher G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802143520 ISBN-13: 9780802143525 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: In the nearly 20 years he has lived in Bangkok, Moore has written nine novels starring Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer working as a PI in the dark and steamy Thai capital. Now "Spirit House," the first novel in the series, is finally available in North America. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Vincent Calvino Novels |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the nearly twenty years he has lived in Bangkok, Christopher G. Moore has written nine novels starring Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer working as a PI in the dark and steamy Thai capital. Internationally acclaimed, the prizewinning novels have been translated into ten languages. Now Spirit House, the first novel in the series, is finally available in North America. A farang is dead and the Bangkok police have a confession the next morning from a young paint-thinner addict. He claims he killed Ben Hoadly, an expat Brit, but Calvino has his doubts when he sees heavy bruises on the kid's face. In no time Calvino is working both sides, out to find the killer for Hoadly's wealthy father, and eager to clear the addict's name for a beautiful friend who runs a charity in the slums. With the help of his best friend, Pratt, a Shakespeare quoting Thai police colonel, and his loyal assistant, Ratana, Calvino plunges into the dangerous world of addicts, dealers, fortune tellers, inexpensive hit men, oversexed foreigners, and professional bar girls. Spirit House is a thrilling introduction to Vincent Calvino and Christopher G. Moore's Bangkok. |