Major
political demonstrations are rocking Bangkok. Chaos and fear sweep
through the Thai and expatriate communities. Calvino steps into
the political firestorm as he investigates a drug piracy operation.
The piracy is traced to a powerful business interest protected
by important political connections. A nineteen-year-old Thai woman
and a middle-age lawyer end up dead on the same evening. Both
are connected to Calvino’s investigation. The dead lawyer’s law
firm denies any knowledge of the case. Calvino is left in the
cold. Approached by a group of expat housewives-—rattled by The
Risk of Infidelity Index that ranks Bangkok number one for
available sexual temptations—to investigate their husbands, Calvino
discovers the alliance of forces blocking his effort to disclose
the secret pirate drug investigation.
Praise
“Moore's
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions
in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book
Review
“Flashy
private-eye mystery.”
—The New York Times
“Think
Dashiell Hammett in Bangkok. A hard-boiled, street-smart, often
hilarious pursuit of a double murderer.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Humorous
and intelligent . . . a great introduction to the seamy side of
Bangkok.”
—Carla Mckay, The
Daily Mail
“The
real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Susanna Yager, The Daily Telegraph
“Can
Moore write and is he worth reading? On the evidence of [The
Risk of Infidelity Index], the answers are unequivocally
yes.”
—Peter Whittaker, Tribune Magazine (UK)
“The
book’s loving evocation of the Thai atmosphere adds a glorious
new locale to the detective genre’s geography, rendered with
a master’s hand.”
—Jim Feast, Evergreen Review
“Christopher
G Moore has long been a big name in crime for his Vincent Calvino
books, based on the exploits of an American private eye in Thailand's
seedy underbelly.”
—Jonathan Gibbs, The Independent
“There's
plenty of violent action . . . memorable low-life characters
. . . the real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Telegraph (London)
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index is taut, spooky, intelligent, and
beautifully written. Vincent Calvino is a terrific character who
could only have been drafted into action by a terrific writer.”
—T.Jefferson Parker, author of L.A. Outlaws.
“Grim,
violent, and saturated in details of Bangkok’s underworld.”
—The Boston Globe
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index is a complex, violent, and high
readable thriller.”
—One80 News (UK)
“The
faint whiff of misogyny/xenophobia one senses is just part of
Moore's pitch-perfect Bangkok, from its churning after-hours
melee of insistent yings to its hard-drinking farangs
(foreigners), to the scary duplicity behind the ever-present
Thai smile.”
—P.G. KOCH, Houston Chronicle
“Chris
Moore's series of private-eye tales set in the full mysterious
splendor of bubbling Bangkok, Thailand, remind us anew of how
much meaning we miss out on when we don't worship true artists.
Underneath Bangkok society is a deeply encrusted demiworld of
hope, despair, corruption and courage that Moore, an American-born
writer who has lived there for almost 20 years, paints with maestrolike
Dickensian strokes.”
—Thomas Plate, The Seattle Times
“A
complex, intelligent novel.”—Publishers’
Weekly
“The
darkly raffish Bangkok milieu is a treat.”—Kirkus
Review
“Moore
not only has written a chilling and fast-paced mystery, but
the author also provides an honest description of the local
landscape and social underworld of Bangkok, as Calvino and his
friend Colonel Pratt desperately try to solve the mysteries
before they are permanently retired by the powers that be in
government and in the gangs.”—Paul
Anik, I Love a Mystery
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index [is] festooned with memorable characters
and a solid plot. Moore probes the country's dark side to new
depths. . . . ‘Infidelity’ stays focused on crime and detection,
in a tightly written narrative . . . a satisfying read.”
—Mark Schreiber, The
Japan Times
“A
crime thriller as fine as any in this series…a compelling, page
turner…”
—Pattaya People Weekly, Richard Ravensdale
“exciting,
enthralling and entertaining writing.”
—Pattaya Mail
“…this
book shows that Chris Moore is at the top of his form.”
—Bangkok Post
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