Lang Reid
The Orwell Brigade
Any semi-serious reader of well written books will have heard of George Orwell, whose most remembered books were ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’. Orwell...
Bangkok Express
A first time novel for Bangkok based James A. Newman. Bangkok Express (ISBN 978-1-4092-7754-5, Spanking Pulp Press, 2012) arrived on the reviewer’s table...
Book of the Year
Another varied year in the book reviews. Some excellent, some not so excellent. I have to say I do think books on the...
Missing in Rangoon
Vinny is back! My mood lifted by two grades when the packet I received from Heaven Lake Press and author Christopher G. Moore...
I of the Sun
I have often described the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand as the “Wild East”, so it brought a smile to my lips when I...
Ancient Worlds
Ancient Worlds, The Search for the Origins of Western Civilization (ISBN 978-0-241-95136-1, Penguin Books, 2011) was written by historian Richard Miles to accompany a...
Thai the Knot
Thai the Knot written by Patcharaporn “Pop” Soisangwan (ISBN 978-988-19002-6-5, Blacksmith Books, 2011) has the subtitle How to Untangle the Complexities of Cross-cultural...
Phnom Penh Noir
Another book of ‘noir’ anthologies, edited by the well known writer Christopher G Moore. Phom Penh Noir (ISBN 978-616-7503-15-8, Heaven Lake Press, October...
Dark Market
I am not a geek. I do not have one geeky bone in my body, but I am in awe of those of...
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Pattaya Police arrest 15-year-old suspect in series of theft cases
Pattaya police detain a 15-year-old suspect at Rattanakorn Market following multiple theft reports in the city.
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