John Burdett
John Burdett (born 1951) is an English crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels. His most recent novel in this series, The Bangkok Asset, was published on 4 August 2015.
Biography
Burdett was born in London, England, the son of a London policeman.[1] Burdett is a former lawyer who practised in Hong Kong. As of 2007, he split his time between southwestern France and Bangkok.[1]
Novels
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The Last Six Million Seconds
Set in Hong Kong in April and May 1997, just before the British turnover of the territory to mainland China, this novel deals with a horrific murder investigation. Three severed heads are found in a floating garbage bag on the maritime border between Hong Kong territory and China. They match the three DNA profiles found in a vat of minced human meat that had been abandoned in a warehouse. Political implications of the crime may complicate the turnover, and political pressure is brought both to halt the investigation and to hurry it. The detective, a half-Chinese half-Irish Hong Kong resident, finds himself threatened by both sides—all the more so when a WMD smuggling plot that threatens to force outright war between Britain and China is uncovered.
The Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series
The Sonchai Jitpleecheep series of
The novels involve Thailand's
The novels contain larger-than-life characters intertwined with a wry sense of humour and bizarre crimes. The crimes include execution by the release of a container full of
Film
All of Burdett's published books have been optioned for films, but due to the exotic location and multi-racial characters, film makers have found it difficult to find appropriate 'stars' and screenplays. Bangkok 8 was optioned by Millennium Films, which produced the fourth movie in the
The Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series
- Bangkok 8: A Novel, Alfred A. Knopf (2003) ISBN 0-9657525-3-4
- Bangkok Tattoo, Vintage Reprint edition (11 July 2006) ISBN 1-4000-3291-1
- Bangkok Haunts, Alfred A. Knopf (2007) ISBN 0-307-26318-5
- The Godfather of Kathmandu, Alfred A. Knopf (2010) ISBN 978-0-307-26319-3
- Vulture Peak, Alfred A. Knopf (2012) ISBN 978-0-307-27267-6
- The Bangkok Asset, Alfred A. Knopf (2015) ISBN 978-0-307-27268-3
Other published works
- A Personal History of Thirst, William Morrow & Co (February 1996), ISBN 0-688-14399-7
- The Last Six Million Seconds, Hodder & Stoughton (2 January 1997), ISBN 0-340-68904-8
- Freedom Angel, Ai Press (July 2011)
- Death Effect, Kokoro Press (April 2017)
See also
References
- ^ a b Fuller, Thomas (24 October 2007). "At Home Amid the Red Lights". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ At Home Amid the Red Lights, The New York Times, 25 October 2007
- ^ Renner, Brian D. "Everything You Need to Know About Bangkok 8 Movie (Shutdown): Dec. 30, 2009 – changed the film release date from TBA 2009 to TBA". Movie Insider.
- ^ http://www.beyondhollywood.com/2007/06/james-mcteigue-to-direct-bangkok-8/[permanent dead link]
External links
- John-Burdett.com Official Website
- A Thai's Winning Ways, a review of Bangkok Haunts