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Authors: Timothy Hallinan
Grist 01 - The Four Last Things (34 page)
My comments:
The story of the Queen of Patpong, from her life in the village to dancing in the bars of Bangkok, to her escape from the stranger who now has returned, is the riveting story that had my heart pounding and my eyes glued to the pages of the book. A literary novel and a thriller rolled into one.
The Queen of Patpong: A Poke Rafferty Thriller
has some of the most suspenseful scenes I’ve ever read in a thriller, and the sociological aspects of the story are heartrending. Hallihan has excellent descriptive power and knows his subjects and their environment well.
I gave this novel five stars.
” -
(Book Bird Dog-www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com)
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“…Rose had another life, long before Poke knew her, and the secrets she has kept must come forward if they’re to survive.
Rose will have to tell her tale quickly, though. For her devil has come back to Patpong, and desires to complete her long-overdue murder…
The latest chapter in Poke Rafferty’s life is as searing a beauty as its three predecessors, and is expertly balanced between horror, humor, and hope. Long-time fans of the series will be justly rewarded by the lengthy revelations of Rose’s past, and first time readers will have the joy of watching Poke make up plans on the run – sometimes surprising his foes, and sometimes himself. Poke and his family are just quiet and decent people trying to get by in the best worst city in the world, and Hallinan takes care to present both the good and bad sides of a country that, while dangerous, has a very human heart beating in its dingy, breakneck streets.
Thriller fans who want something more than just another “stacked odds” rundown in an exotic location should pick up
The Queen of Patpong
. All three previous books in the series (
A Nail Through the Heart
,
The Fourth Watcher
, and
Breathing Water
) are also available, and also excellent.” -
Jim Tremlett, Eastwood, Schulerbooks
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About Timothy Hallinan
Timothy Hallinan has written ten published novels, all thrillers, all critically praised.
In the 1990s he wrote six mysteries featuring the erudite private eye Simeon Grist, beginning with
The Four Last Things
, which made several Ten Best lists, including that of The Drood Review. The other books in the series were widely and well reviewed, and several of them were optioned for motion pictures. The series is now regarded as a cult favorite.
In 2007, the first of his Poke Rafferty Bangkok thrillers,
A Nail Through the Heart
, was published to unanimously enthusiastic reviews. “Hallinan scores big-time,” said Kirkus Reviews, which went on to call the book “dark, often funny, and ultimately enthralling.”
Nail
was a Booksense Pick of the Month and was named one of the top mysteries of the year by The Japan Times and several major online review sites.
Rafferty’s Bangkok adventures continued with
The Fourth Watcher
(2008) and
Breathing Water
(2009), both of which also appeared on “year’s best” lists. New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart said about the 2010 book,
The Queen of Patpong
, “You won’t read a better thriller this year,” and Ken Bruen said, “John Burdett writes about Bangkok. Tim Hallinan is Bangkok. I adore this book.”
For almost thirty years Hallinan operated one of America’s leading television consulting firms, working with Fortune 100 corporations in New York, Los Angeles, and London to focus their television sponsorship activities. He has written full-time since 2006. Since 1982 he has divided his time between Los Angeles and Southeast Asia, the setting for his Poke Rafferty novels.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
The Four Last Things (Simeon Grist #1)
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Everything But the Squeal (Simeon Grist #2)
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A Nail Through the Heart (Poke Rafferty #1)
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The Fourth Watcher (Poke Rafferty #2)
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Breathing Water (Poke Rafferty #3)
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The Queen of Patpong (Poke Rafferty # 4 — pub date August 17, 2010)
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