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manorclassics's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Well, that was a wild ride....
Investigator Vijay must discover who shot novelist Montri, keep his gangster client happy while investigating said client, and figure out where conman Bundit has disappeared to. That's a lot. Not to mention keeping out of the clutches of the loan shark he is in debt to and hiding most of this activity from his assistant Doi.
Watching Vijay juggle three cases was nerve-wracking to say the least. But also exciting, thrilling and lots of fun. This book had me laughing out loud, arguing with Vijay, running scared and wracking my brains to figure out the solution. I'm never very good at that, so I can't tell if it's possible to do so from the information in the book, but quite a bit of the time I was one step ahead of Vijay, which was quite satisfying.
In case you couldn't tell, I really enjoyed this book. I saw one of the twists coming a mile away, but that didn't spoil my enjoyment, and I certainly didn't see the big twists coming. I felt that the ending was a bit abrupt, but everything had been explained, so again it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book. I also liked the setting of Bangkok, which was described very vividly.
In conclusion, this was a really fun mystery. Is it the start of a new series? I certainly hope so!
Many thanks to the publishers, Joffe Books, and Netgalley for kindly providing me with an advance release copy. All opinions are my own.
Investigator Vijay must discover who shot novelist Montri, keep his gangster client happy while investigating said client, and figure out where conman Bundit has disappeared to. That's a lot. Not to mention keeping out of the clutches of the loan shark he is in debt to and hiding most of this activity from his assistant Doi.
Watching Vijay juggle three cases was nerve-wracking to say the least. But also exciting, thrilling and lots of fun. This book had me laughing out loud, arguing with Vijay, running scared and wracking my brains to figure out the solution. I'm never very good at that, so I can't tell if it's possible to do so from the information in the book, but quite a bit of the time I was one step ahead of Vijay, which was quite satisfying.
In case you couldn't tell, I really enjoyed this book. I saw one of the twists coming a mile away, but that didn't spoil my enjoyment, and I certainly didn't see the big twists coming. I felt that the ending was a bit abrupt, but everything had been explained, so again it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book. I also liked the setting of Bangkok, which was described very vividly.
In conclusion, this was a really fun mystery. Is it the start of a new series? I certainly hope so!
Many thanks to the publishers, Joffe Books, and Netgalley for kindly providing me with an advance release copy. All opinions are my own.
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