The Queen of Patpong - A Poke Rafferty Thriller

"Hallinan is a wordsmith of the first order, and he puts his great narrative skills into overdrive on this one....You won''t read a better thriller this year!" --John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of Treasure Hunt Author Timothy Hallinan returns to Bangkok, Thailand--and plunges his protagonist, travel writer Poke Rafferty, into graver peril than ever before--in The Queen of Patpong, Hallinan''s fourth Rafferty thriller following A Nail Through the Heart, The Fourth Watcher, and Breathing Water. Fans of John Burdett, Alexander McCall Smith, Daniel Silva, and Alan Furst who love being transported to exotic locales will be riveted when a nightmare figure from the past arrives at Poke Rafferty''s door to bring chaos and danger to the lives of the people he loves.

About the author

Timothy Hallinan is the author of nine widely praised books: eight novels—including the Bangkok thrillers featuring Poke Rafferty—and a work of nonfiction. Along with his wife, Munyin Choy, he divides his time equally between Los Angeles, California, and Southeast Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Hallinan
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.04.2011
• EAN: 9780061672279
• ISBN: 978-0-06-167227-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Poke Rafferty Thrillers
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Technothriller, Political / legal thriller, Occult fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Horror and supernatural fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, War, combat and military adventure fiction, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Thrillers / Legal, FICTION: Thrillers / Political, FICTION: Thrillers / Military, FICTION: Occult & Supernatural, FICTION: Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION: Thrillers / Technological