Synopses & Reviews
Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, and there is no one quite like Sonchai: a police officer who has kept his Buddhist soul intact — more or less — despite the fact that his job shoves him face-to-face with some of the most vile and outrageous crimes and criminals in Bangkok. But for his newest assignment, everything he knows about his city — and himself — will be a mere starting point.
He’s put in charge of the highest-profile criminal case in Thailand — an attempt to bring an end to trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a massive sting operation and stays at its center, traveling to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, and Monte Carlo. He draws in a host of unwitting players that includes an aging rock star wearing out his second liver and the mysterious, diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade: the Chinese twins known as the Vultures. And yet, it’s closer to home that Sonchai will discover things getting really dicey: rumors will reach him suggesting that his ex-prostitute wife, Chanya, is having an affair. Will Sonchai be enlightened enough — forget Buddha, think jealous husband — to cope with his very own compromised and compromising world?
All will be revealed here, in John Burdett’s most mordantly funny, propulsive, fiendishly entertaining novel yet.
Review
"Crackerjack . . . Featuring a large cast of well-sketched players and a plethora of plot twists,
Capital Punishment shifts scenes briskly from London to Lisbon, Mumbai to Lahore. Wilson writes with elegant vigor as he describes the shoot-outs and emotional crescendos that result from the political and criminal intrigue at the heart of the book." --
Wall Street Journal "When it comes to turning over rocks, whether in London or Spain or South Africa or South Asia, Wilson knows how to show us the dark creatures that lurk beneath. . . . I don't think it will spoil any of the plot to say that just when you think the situation may be settling down, the kidnap leads us to the discovery of how a sleeper cell of al Qaeda terrorists put all of London in danger. By then you will be reading for your life." -- Alan Cheuse,
San Francisco Chronicle "A gripping new thriller. Charles Boxer, ex-cop and soldier, is a private operative specializing in resolving kidnappings. . . . Wilson keeps tight control of his material." --
Seattle Times "Suspense author Wilson launches an exciting new series with this smart, sophisticated, and twisty thriller that keeps the reader guessing to the final page. Fans of Wilsons other thrillers will definitely enjoy this one." —
Library Journal, STARRED review "Set in London, this energetic, thoughtful first in a new series from Gold Dagger Award-winner Wilson introduces Charles Boxer. . . .Fans of intelligent thrillers will eagerly await the next installment." --
Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "One of the more sophisticated writers in his field." --
Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Sonchai Jitpleecheep — "possibly the most compelling crime-fiction hero in the genre" (
Booklist) — returns!
When Police Colonel Vikorn puts Sonchai in charge of the highest profile criminal case in Thailand — ending trafficking in human organs — Sonchai suspects his boss of ulterior motives. And, of course, he's right: Vikorn is running for governor of Bangkok, and his American handlers insist that he needs a dramatic crime-fighting success right now. But just as Vikorn predicts, Sonchai's "goody-two-shoes Buddhist conscience" takes over. The sting operation begins.
Sonchai travels to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Monte Carlo, and Shanghai, drawing in a host of players, including an aging rock star wearing out his second liver, and a pair of Chinese twins known as the Vultures — mysterious, diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade. But closer to home, things are getting dicey for Sonchai: his ex-prostitute wife, Chanya, is craving a dose of "the street." Is Sonchai enlightened enough — forget Buddhism, think jealousy — to let her into his own compromised and compromising world?
All will be revealed in John Burdett's mordantly funny, fiendishly entertaining new novel.
Synopsis
The mordantly funny, propulsive, fiendishly entertaining new novel featuring Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep who has already led us through the author's four previous wildly praised Bangkok novels.
Sonchai is back. And this time he's been put in charge of the highest profile criminal case in Thailand: ending trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a massive sting operation, traveling to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, and Monte Carlo, drawing in a host of unwitting players, including an aging rock star wearing out his second liver and Chinese twins known as the Vultures mysterious, diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade. But closer to home, things are getting really dicey for Sonchai: there are rumors that his ex-prostitute wife is having an affair, and Sonchai will soon discover whether he's enlightened enough forget Buddhism, think jealousy to cope with his own compromised and compromising world.
Synopsis
In a locked room, a kidnapped girl shivers: Meet London's dark side in this thrilling new book from an acclaimed suspense writer.
Synopsis
“Energetic, thoughtful first in a new series . . . Fans of intelligent thrillers will eagerly await the next installment." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Alyshia D’Cruz, daughter of Indian tycoon Frank D’Cruz, has grown up in London and Mumbai wanting for nothing. After a boozy evening out, she gets in the wrong cab home.
Enter Charles Boxer. Ex-army, ex-police, he has found his niche in private security. His specialty: kidnap and recovery. When D’Cruz hires Boxer to find Alyshia, Boxer knows Frank’s crooked business empire has made him plenty of enemies. Despite the vast D’Cruz fortune, the kidnappers don’t want cash, instead favoring a cruel and lethal game. But the British government doesn’t want its big new investor to lose his daughter in the heart of the capital. The MI6 office in India follows Boxer’s lead, and soon it seems more lives than Alyshia’s are at stake as the trail crosses paths with a terrorist plot on British soil.
To save Alyshia, Boxer must dodge religious fanatics, Indian mobsters, and London’s homegrown crime lords. Capital Punishment is a thrilling journey to the dark side of people and places that lie just out of view, waiting for the moment to tear a life apart.
About the Author
ROBERT WILSON is the author of numerous novels, including The Company of Strangers and A Small Death in Lisbon, which won the Gold Dagger Award as Best Crime Novel of the Year from Britains Crime Writers Association. A graduate of Oxford University, he has worked in shipping, advertising, and trading in Africa, and has lived in Greece, Portugal, and West Africa.