The Godfather of Kathmandu

"Burdett's fever-dream mysteries recast the police procedural as psychedelic peep show."--"The New Yorker" "John Burdett is writing the most exciting set of crime novels in the world."--"The Oregonian" ""Godfather "is written with Burdett's characteristic zest, serving up pungent slices of Bangkok's bazaars and waterways."--"The Boston Globe" "A Thai tale of corruption, mayhem and intrigue."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "It is the mordant wit of his exhaustively observant 'monk manque' hero that fuels this blissful and dexterous book."--"Houston Chronicle" " " "This is a novel brimming with observations and arguments, with absurdity and jokes . . . Witty, learned, and wild."--"The Washington Post Book World" "The spiciest yet of Burdett's exotic dishes."--"The Times "(London) "Burdett's latest mystery is delightfully ambiguous, like life itself."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch" "Block out several hours to read it in one sitting.o