Inside
a secluded, lush estatelocated on the edge of Pattaya, an eccentric
English-man’s gardener is found hanged. Calvino has been hired
to investigate. Calvino finds himself pulled deep into the shadows
of the war against drugs, into Code Orange alerts to flash across
the screen of American intelligence.
In
a story packed with twists and turns, Calvino traces the links
from the gardener’s past to the door of men with power and influence
who have everything to lose if the mystery of the gardener’s death
is solved.
Praise
“Calvino
does it again...well-developed characters and the pace keeps
you reading well after you should have turned out the light.”
—Farang Magazine (Thailand)
“Intelligent
and articulate, Moore offers a rich, passionate and original take
on the private eye game, fans of the genre should definitely investigate,
and fans of foreign intrigue will definitely enjoy.”
—Kevin Burton Smith, January Magazine
“The
best in the Calvino series . . . The story is compelling.”
—Bangkok Post
“Pattaya
24/7 is one of best in the Calvino series—original, provocative,
and rich with details and insights into the underworld of Thai
police, provincial gangsters, hit squads, and terrorists.”
—Pieke Bierman, award-wining author of Violetta
“A
cast of memorably eccentric figures in an exotic Southeast Asian
backdrop”
—The Japan Times
“Pattaya
24/7 is a compelling, atmospheric and multi-layered murder investigation
set in modern-day Thailand. The detective, Calvino, is a complex
and engaging hero.”
—Garry Disher, award-winning author of The Wyatt Novels
“Pattaya
24/7 pulls the reader through a landmine of traumatic moods—anxiety,
greed and fear.”
—The Nation
“Moore’s
literary talents are obvious. This book is deeper than the well
one of the characters was fished out of.”
—Pattaya Mail
“The
colourful gallery of secondary characters in Pattaya 24/7 is
a distinctive feature that increases the reader’s interest.
We enjoy the spicy taste of hard-boiled fiction reinvented in
an exotic but realistic place—in fact, not realistic,
but real!.”
—Thriller Magazine (Italy)
