For those of you who have not yet dipped your toes into the
ocean of John Burdett’s magnificent Bangkok novels (BANGKOK
8, BANGKOK TATTOO and BANGKOK HAUNTS), I do not recommend a
full-immersion baptism into the world of Sonchai Jitpleecheep
before reading THE GODFATHER OF KATHMANDU. While some series are
new-reader friendly when the latest installment is published, the
Bangkok tales really need to be experienced from the beginning to
get the full effect. That may be asking a lot of the uninitiated,
but it is truly a rewarding experience as Burdett ha