Lang Reid

With the recent death of the despotic ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and his son Kim Jong Un taking over, the...

Another book on life (and death) in Thailand’s prisons.  This one, A prayer before dawn and subtitled A nightmare in Thailand (ISBN 978-616-7111-20-9,...

If You Can’t Stand the Fun, Stay Out of the Go-Go is another title from local publisher Bamboo Sinfonia (ISBN 978-616-7111-24-7, 2011) written...

A couple of years ago I reviewed David McMillan’s book Escape, his story of his escape from the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison.  Flushed with...

Another crime thriller this week for review.  Jake Needham’s earlier manuscript Tea Money has been expanded and is now under the title Laundry...

Children do tend to get ignored by publishers and retail outlets.  Look at the shelf space dedicated to pulp fiction and then try...

Another book from an ex-pat writer domiciled in Thailand came across the reviewer’s desk at the end of 2011.  Robert Baldwin, a well...

Christopher G Moore’s latest novel, The Wisdom of Beer (ISBN 978-616-7503-11-0, Heaven Lake Press, 2012) is set in Pattaya, with many of the...

Stephen Leather is one of the world’s most prolific writers of fiction, and spends much time in Thailand each year.  Recuperating?  Or looking...

The Dead Do Talk is an autobiography (ISBN 978-981-4302-73-9, Marshall Cavendish Editions, Singapore, 2011) written by the highly regarded Thai forensic pathologist, Dr. Porntip...