Kate’s 2¢: “Vulture peak” by John Burdett

“Vulture peak” by John Burdett

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   What the trailer doesn’t mention is that the story also involves the sex trade and how selling body parts doesn’t differ all that much from male, female, and those in-between prostitutes selling their bodies  or whatever body part the client wants.

   Stephen Hogan, The narrator, uses character voices and it is, sometimes, difficult to understand the heavily accented, foreign speech.

   This story isn’t for the faint of heart, as there are descriptions of sex, surgeries, mutilations, and sorrow.

   I did, however, like learning more about the countryside in Bangkok, Thailand, parts of China, and beyond, but, no way, am I going there to visit.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Burdett was born in London, England, the son of a London policeman.[1] Burdett is a former lawyer who practised in Hong Kong. As of 2007, he split his time between southwestern France and Bangkok.[1]

   Burdett is an English crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Godfather of Kathmandu, and Vulture Peak. His most recent novel in this series, The Bangkok Asset, was published on 4 August 2015.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Vulture peak DB96488

Burdett, John. Reading time: 10 hours, 54 minutes.

Read by Stephen Hogan.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

Royal Thai Police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is put in charge of an attempt to stop human organ trafficking. He sets in motion a massive sting operation that involves the diabolical co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade: the Chinese twins known as the Vultures. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2011.