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.
Reviews
“Christopher G. Moore has endless ways of describing Thailand and Bangkok in particular. Picture yourself inside a coconut shell and being either a spider or frog. What do you do as a frog if you are accused of murder? Or how do you eliminate an enemy if you are a spider? Let the professorial master of the Thai psyche give you a multitude of clever, nefarious and deadly lessons. You might just come away with a PhD in Asia Hand (opposing colors).
After having spent more than 20 years in Thailand Mr. Moore has not only refreshed my memory but introduced astonishing tidbits that are very useful in everyday life here. This is a must read for a noob about to visit! It will save you much face and money.
What makes a man? Mr. Moore gives a penetrating answer that is discovered in detective Vincent Calvino’s current predicament and his family’s history on both sides. Colonel Pratt may be the Shakespeare scholar, but Vinny proves he has the depth, courage and compassion to be a man should strive to be. The path can be very dangerous.
This is not a political advertisment, but I support the author and his character Vincent Calvino.”
—Carl Anduze
Praise
“Read
this novel. Like the Thai world, it has constructed a sophisticated
structure, which delivers great intellectual and emotional
pleasure with insight into the death and survival of farangs
in Thailand.”
—Arte, Tobias Gohlis
“The
Infidelity Index" is complex, rich, cynical and brutal
in a fascinating way - sort of a "dirty win". But
what is true for a private investigation is also true for a
thriller. Fantastic "hard boiled" adventure.”
—1
Live
“Moore's
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions
in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book
Review
“Flashy
private-eye mystery.”
—The New York Times
“Think
Dashiell Hammett in Bangkok. A hard-boiled, street-smart,
often hilarious pursuit of a double murderer.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“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
“Can
Moore write and is he worth reading? On the evidence of [The
Risk of Infidelity Index], the answers are unequivocally
yes.”
—Peter Whittaker, Tribune Magazine (UK)
“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 taut, spooky, intelligent,
and beautifully written. Vincent Calvino is a terrific character
who could only have been drafted into action by a terrific writer.”
—T.Jefferson Parker, author of L.A. Outlaws.
“Grim,
violent, and saturated in details of Bangkok’s underworld.”
—The Boston Globe
“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
“A
complex, intelligent novel.”—Publishers’
Weekly
“The
darkly raffish Bangkok milieu is a treat.”—Kirkus
Review
“Moore
not only has written a chilling and fast-paced mystery, but
the author also provides an honest description of the local
landscape and social underworld of Bangkok, as Calvino and
his friend Colonel Pratt desperately try to solve the mysteries
before they are permanently retired by the powers that be
in government and in the gangs.”—Paul
Anik, I Love a Mystery
“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
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