VULTURE PEAK
a Bangkok novel
by John Burdett

WHO:
John Burdett

WHAT:
VULTURE PEAK

WHEN:
Published by Knopf January 10, 2012

WHY:
“Burdett’s writing is fresh, humorous, and full of insights.
“Burdett’s fifth Bangkok novel opens with a memorable tableau—three corpses, laid neatly on a bed in a Phuket mansion and missing all commercially viable body parts, including their faces. It’s clearly a case for the quirky, pot-smoking police detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, whose investigations are often stymied by the double whammy of his country’s corruption and his own personal problems.
“When Jitpleecheep is on task, he’s doggedly pursuing traffickers in human organs, led by a beautiful but ruthless set of twins, Lilly and Polly Yip. The criminal ring uses as its source material executed Chinese prisoners, while its customers are wealthy Westerners whose internal organs have worn out…”

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“A fascinating cross
between Buddhist monk and
hard-boiled detective.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS

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