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Killing Plato Killing Plato Jake Needham Jack Shepherd was a lawyer with friends in high places until he abandoned the fierce intrigues of Washington for the quiet life in Thailand. Plato Karsarkis was a famous financier, a master of the un… OL1023805W
The White Elephant The White Elephant Sid Fleischman How can a beautiful white elephant be a terrible curse?Run-Run, a young elephant trainer, discovers the answer when he incurs the fury of the prince. The boy's punishment? The gift of an elephant, wh… OL114711W
Uncharted Passage Uncharted Passage Julie Cannon Two women on a vacation that turns deadly face down one of nature's most ruthless killers — and find themselves falling in love. Refusing to allow her absent lover to ruin her vacation in an exotic … OL13752930W
Breathing water Breathing water Timothy Hallinan Behind every great fortune is a great crime . . .For American ex-pat writer Poke Rafferty, a late-night poker game delivers an unexpected prize: an "opportunity" to write the biography of Khun Pan, a… OL13815384W
The Godfather of Kathmandu The Godfather of Kathmandu John Burdett,John Burdett Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his car… OL15171709W
Lost girls Lost girls Ann Kelley In 1974, fourteen-year-old Bonnie, eight other Amelia Earhart Cadets aged nine to seventeen, and their irresponsible young leader are stranded on a forbidden island off the coast of Thailand on the b… OL16167335W
Tua and the elephant Tua and the elephant R. P. Harris In Chiang Mai, Thailand, nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains--can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself? OL16215104W
Taste of Thailand Taste of Thailand Lisa Thompson Ben and Lulu are recruited by the Secret World Adventure Team for a mission in Bangkok, Thailand, where they help a cook prepare special treats for the Queen's party at the Grand Palace. OL1734797W
The Spin Doctor: Hero or Cold-Blooded Killer? The Spin Doctor: Hero or Cold-Blooded Killer? Kirk Mitchell xiv, 305 p. : 24 cm OL19642632W
Nu Dang and his kite Nu Dang and his kite Jacqueline Ayer After losing his kite on a windy day, Nu Dang spends the rest of the day paddling around in his boat searching for the lost kite. OL19724684W
For the dead For the dead Timothy Hallinan "Poke Rafferty is happier than he's ever been. He's financially solvent, his family is about to grow larger, and his adopted Thai daughter, Miaow, seems to have settled in at junior high school. All … OL19990188W
The hot countries The hot countries Timothy Hallinan A man named Arthur Varney shows up in the Expat Bar on Patpong Road, unquestioningly accepted into its group of aging gents. But he's using them to find Poke Rafferty; Varney wants money Poke doesn't… OL20039357W
Cockroaches Cockroaches Jo Nesbø Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. But it's work, not pleasure. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and no witnesses have come forward. The ambass… OL20849292W
Destination Destination Katy Colins What if you had a second chance ... to find yourself? Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia Green spends her big day wondering where it all … OL20886348W
Plateforme Plateforme Michel Houellebecq "Michel Renault is a human void. Following the death of the father he barely knew, he endures his civil service job while eking out an existence of prepackaged pleasure, hollow friendships, TV dinner… OL2286749W
Gold by the Inch Gold by the Inch Lawrence Chua **From Amazon.com:** The narrator of Gold by the Inch, a young New Yorker of Asian descent, has returned to the country of his birth following a disastrous relationship and his father's death. Tha… OL2716832W
Choose Your Own Adventure - The Case of the Silk King Choose Your Own Adventure - The Case of the Silk King Shannon Gilligan Someone wants your detective agency to investigate the disappearance of the an American businessman who might be living as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. You are promised a huge reward. You decide what… OL4976807W
Princess September and the nightingale Princess September and the nightingale William Somerset Maugham Persuaded by her older sisters to cage her treasured songbird, the youngest daughter of the Siamese king is desolate when the bird refuses to sing. OL505897W
Salty Salty Mark Haskell Smith From the author of Moist and Delicious comes a raucous comic novel where anything goes. Turk Henry, an overweight, unemployed rock star married to a supermodel, has discovered that Thailand is probab… OL5737393W
The Fourth Watcher The Fourth Watcher Timothy Hallinan Travel writer Poke Rafferty is ready to let go of his Looking for Trouble series of travel books and the dangerous lifestyle that goes with it, and settle down in Bangkok with his fiancee, Rose, and … OL7007865W
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