The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, Book 4)

The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, Book 4)
- Kathmandu
- Fiction Murder Mystery
- Personal Tragedy
- Turmoil
- Tibet
Sonchai Jitpleecheepâ€”John Burdettâ€™s inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soulâ€”is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Solving the murder could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, reeling from a personal tragedy, is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan lama based in Kathmandu who has become his guru.

There are, however, obstacles in Sonchaiâ€™s path to nirvana. Police Colonel Vikorn has just named Sonchai his consigliere (heâ€™s been studying The Godfather on DVD): to troubleshoot, babysit, defuse, procure, reconnoiterâ€”do whatever needs to be done in Vikornâ€™s ongoing battle with Army General Zinna for control of Bangkokâ€™s network of illegal enterprises. And though Tietsin is enlightened and (eerily) charismatic, he also has forty million dollarsâ€™ worth of heroin for sale. If Sonchai truly wants to be an initiate into Tietsinâ€™s â€œapocalyptic Buddhism,â€ he has to pull off a deal that will bring Vikorn and Zinna to the same side of the table. Further complicating the challenge is Tara: a Tantric practitioner who captivates Sonchai with her remarkable otherworldly techniques.

Here is Sonchai put to the extreme testâ€”as a cop, as a Buddhist, as an impossibly earthbound manâ€”in John Burdettâ€™s most wildly inventive, darkly comic, and wickedly entertaining novel yet.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-01-12
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307263193

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2010-01-12
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307263193

The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, Book 4)

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