Novels Set in Thailand

[Lucky]

In the Asia forum, I wrote about a novel set in Thailand called Jack Was Here. It's a pretty good tale of a missing 19-year old being sought by a soldier who returns home with PTSD and needs something to do.

But for novels set in Thailand, I return here to the literature forum. You are not going to find many quality books set in Thailand that have a gay theme. There are some, but the novels mentioned here are superb reading material.

The first to mention is Bangkok 8 by John Burdett. I couldn' t get enough of Burdett and have read all of his novels starring Sonchai Jitpleecheep. (There are 5 in the series, but Bangkok 8, the first, remains my favorite.

It's a murder mystery, and you won't find a much more intriguing star than Somchai. This link summarizes the story:

https://www.enotes.com/topics/bangkok-8

[Lucky]

Another enjoyable series is by Timothy Hallinan, whose character, Poke Rafferty, has married an ex-bar girl and they have adopted an orphaned girl. It's really good, and Thailand figures almost as a main character. Many of us may like to think that we are the queens of Patpong, but read this for a better idea!

[Lucky]

Christopher G. Moore is another of my favorite authors who sets his novels in Thailand. Vinny Calvino is a detective with a snarky sense of humor and a determination to go all out to find the bad guys. Pattaya 24/7 is one in the series.

[TotallyOz]

Burdett's books are great.  Love them.  I met him once in the swimming pool in Pattaya.  Lovely man The books are fun to read and a really good description of the scene here (in some ways).

[Lucky]

Well, I met Lukas Ridgeston. Would I have rather met John Burdett? No doubt he has some wonderful Thai stories to tell.

[Riobard]

Interesting to learn Thailand has its own version of the Violet Quill writers collective.