“Moore's
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions
in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book
Review
“Humorous
and intelligent . . . a great introduction to the seamy side
of Bangkok.”
—Carla Mckay, The
Daily Mail
“The
real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Susanna Yager, The Daily Telegraph
“The
book’s loving evocation of the Thai atmosphere adds a glorious
new locale to the detective genre’s geography, rendered with
a master’s hand.”
—Jim Feast, Evergreen Review
“Christopher
G Moore has long been a big name in crime for his Vincent
Calvino books, based on the exploits of an American private
eye in Thailand's seedy underbelly.”
—Jonathan Gibbs, The Independent
“There's
plenty of violent action . . . memorable low-life characters
. . . the real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Telegraph (London)
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index is a complex, violent, and high
readable thriller.”
—One80 News (UK)
“The
faint whiff of misogyny/xenophobia one senses is just part
of Moore's pitch-perfect Bangkok, from its churning after-hours
melee of insistent yings to its hard-drinking farangs
(foreigners), to the scary duplicity behind the ever-present
Thai smile.”
—P.G. KOCH, Houston Chronicle
“Chris
Moore's series of private-eye tales set in the full mysterious
splendor of bubbling Bangkok, Thailand, remind us anew of
how much meaning we miss out on when we don't worship true
artists. Underneath Bangkok society is a deeply encrusted
demiworld of hope, despair, corruption and courage that Moore,
an American-born writer who has lived there for almost 20
years, paints with maestrolike Dickensian strokes.”
—Thomas Plate, The Seattle Times
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index [is] festooned with memorable
characters and a solid plot. Moore probes the country's dark
side to new depths. . . . ‘Infidelity’ stays focused on crime
and detection, in a tightly written narrative . . . a satisfying
read.”
—Mark Schreiber, The
Japan Times
“A
crime thriller as fine as any in this series…a compelling,
page turner…”
—Pattaya People Weekly, Richard Ravensdale
“exciting,
enthralling and entertaining writing.”
—Pattaya Mail
“…this
book shows that Chris Moore is at the top of his form.”
—Bangkok Post
Major
political demonstrations are rocking Bangkok. Chaos and fear sweep
through the Thai and expatriate communities. Calvino steps into
the political firestorm as he investigates a drug piracy operation.
The piracy is traced to a powerful business interest protected
by important political connections. A nineteen-year-old Thai woman
and a middle-age lawyer end up dead on the same evening. Both
are connected to Calvino’s investigation. The dead lawyer’s law
firm denies any knowledge of the case. Calvino is left in the
cold. Approached by a group of expat housewives-—rattled by The
Risk of Infidelity Index that ranks Bangkok number one for
available sexual temptations—to investigate their husbands, Calvino
discovers the alliance of forces blocking his effort to disclose
the secret pirate drug investigation.
