“Moore’s
insights into the Thai society, economy and politics make the
Calvino series a valuable radiography of what Bangkok looks like
through the detached eyes of an expat living in Thailand.”
—Voicu Mihnea
Simandan
“Navigating
Bangkok’s dark sidestreets and myriad underground cultures requires
keen insight as well as the courage to look at corruption but
see the hope that lies beneath. Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American
lawyer turned PI, has been doing that for years as Christopher
G. Moore shows in his award-winning series.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine, Oline H. Cogdill
“Southeast
Asia's master novelist, with his refined word play, persuasively
holds a believable world in place.... He connects readers with
what is universally true in their relationships.... We need a
novelist of Moore's quality ... to interpret [Thailand] to us.”
—Richard Ravensdale, Pattaya Trader
“Christopher
G Moore comprehends the local mindset
as well as the Thais themselves, perhaps even more so for he tirelessly
analyses their mores, beliefs, superstitions, attitudes, actions....
Moore is putting Thailand on the map.”
—Bernard Trink, Bangkok Post
“Moore’s
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions
in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Moore’s
a real writer and one to watch.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“It’s
easy to see why Moore’s books are popular: While seasoned with
a spicy mixture of humor and realism, they stand out as model
studies in East-West encounters, as satisfying for their cultural
insights as they are for their hardboiled action.”
—Mark Schreiber, The Japan Times
“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
“Moore’s
noir thrillers and literary fiction—like Graham Greene, he alternates
between ‘entertainment’ and serious novels—are subtle and compelling
evocations of a part of the world rarely seen through our eyes.”
—Macleans
“One
of Moore’s greatest strengths ... is his knowledge of Southeast
Asian history.”
—Newsweek
“Christopher
G. Moore is one of the world’s most popular and bestselling writers.”
—January Magazine
“The
Hemingway of Bangkok.”
—The Globe and Mail
“The
most important recreator of Thailand for a Western audience.”
—Vancouver Sun
“Moore’s
work doesn’t flinch from cultural detail or complex social analysis.
He takes chances, lots of them.”
—International Herald Tribune
“Moore
is a marvelous and inventive writer who is able to combine literary
merit with good old genre fiction.”
—Georgia Straight
“Moore
might be described as W. Somerset Maugham with a bit of Elmore
Leonard and Mickey Spillane thrown in for good measure.”
—The Japan Times
“If
you read only one expat writer for a flavour of Southeast Asia,
read Christopher G. Moore.”
—The Daily Yomiuri
“Moore captures the bewitching spirit and rice-cooker passions
of
Southeast Asia.”
—The National Post
“Moore
is a rare writer who is able to meticulously dramatize the complex
wiring of the human condition and simultaneously reveal the geopolitical
undercurrents while maintaining a skillful control of his stories.
Moore is a true connoisseur of Southeast Asia, a man of experience
beyond the narrow bounds of culture.”
—Thriller Magazine (Italy)
“To
paraphrase Graham Greene in another context, Moore is our man
in Bangkok.”
—Bangkok Post
“Acclaimed
as one of the best contemporary foreign writers in Thailand. ”
—Thailand Tatler
“Not only is Bangkok-based author Christopher Moore one of the
most prolific novelists in town, he’s also one of most read.”
—The Nation
“What
is outstanding in the works of Christopher G. Moore is his in-depth
comprehension of what psychiatrist Carl Jung labeled the collective
unconscious, as it applies to Thai motivation, thinking and action.
Moore understands the Thais better than many understand themselves.”
—Bangkok Post
“Relishing
another Christopher G. Moore novel is like receiving essential
nutrients for a healthier, safer life in Thailand. Insights into
the human condition ... reveal us to ourselves painfully clearly
but as balanced as a sweet and sour Thai dish.”
—Richard Ravensdale, Pattaya People
