Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is summoned to investigate the most shocking murder of his career. Solving it could mean a promotion but, still reeling from a personal tragedy, Sonchai is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan lama living in Kathmandu.

But there are obstacles in Sonchai''s path to enlightenmentPolice Colonel Vikorn and Army General Zinna are at war again for control over Bangkok''s network of illegal enterprises - and Tietsin has forty million dollars'' worth of heroin for sale.

With his life in increasing danger, Sonchai is put to the extreme test in John Burdett''s most inventive, darkly comic and wickedly entertaining novel yet.

Format Häftad Omfång 464 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Transworld Publishers Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2010-12-09 ISBN 9780552153607