The Risk of Infidelity Index: A Vincent Calvino Crime Novel

Moore, Christopher G.

ISBN 10: 087113974X / ISBN 13: 9780871139740

Published by Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2007

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Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Map on endpapers. . 336 pages. Vincent Calvino Novels. Christopher G. Moore s internationally-acclaimed, prize-winning series starring Vincent Calvino, disbarred American lawyer turned Bangkok P.I. finally comes to North America with The Risk of Infidelity Index, a gripping novel set in a superbly textured, masterfully rendered Bangkok. When his surveillance of a major drug piracy ring ends in definitive video evidence, it looks like Vincent Calvino s fortunes are about to turn. But when the client dies of a heart attack and Calvino finds the body of a murdered massage girl downstairs, the authorities get suspicious of the farang who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. To make matters worse, with the dead client unable to pay, Calvino is desperate and forced to take on a job he doesn t want: following husbands for jealous expat housewives. Featuring a brilliant cast of characters including a wealthy Thai celebrity protected by important political connections, a lawyer with perfect memory, a Shakespeare-quoting police colonel, and Calvino s loyal assistant, Ratana, The Risk of Infidelity Index is a thrilling read from an important name in literary crime fiction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Risk of Infidelity Index: A Vincent Calvino Crime Novel
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087113974X
• ISBN 13: 9780871139740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction::Thrillers

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Synopsis

A disbarred lawyer eeking out a precarious living as a P.I. in the Thai capital of Bangkok, Vincent Calvino is about to close the books on a major drug piracy ring, until his client dies of a heart attack, he stumbles upon the body of a massage girl, and he is forced to take on the task of trailing errant spouses for three expatriate housewives.

Review

"Shows that Christopher Moore is at the top of his form." "One of the most notable detectives of modern crime literature." "A worthy example of a serial character, Vlnny Calvino is human and convincing." "Festooned with memorable characters and a solid plot. Moore probes the country's dark side to new depths. . . . a tightly written narrative . . . a satisfying read." "Moore has the sharpest eyes and most discerning mind on these shores, his being an expat notwithstanding. Indeed, a good many locals are unaware of the levels and degrees of subterfuge enmeshing them. To paraphrase Graham Greene, in another context, Moore is our man in Bangkok." "Moore's work recalls the international 'entertainments' of Graham Greene or John le Carre, but the hard-bitten worldview and the cynical, bruised idealism of his battered hero are right out of Chandler. Intelligent and articulate, Moore offers a rich, passionate and original take on the private-eye game"