The Sonchai Jitpleecheep series is a series of detective novels by British novelist John Burdett. The title character of the series is a Thai Buddhist detective. Sonchai is the son of a military man and a prostitute. The series is largely told in Sonchai’s meditative internal dialogues. There is a lot of comparison between Thai and Western cultures, including Thailand’s sex industry.

Sonchai Jitpleecheep made his first appearance in Bangkok 8 in 2003. Burdett has followed up with four more novels in the series. Below is a list of John Burdett’s Sonchai Jitpleecheep Bangkok series in chronological order and in publication order:

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Publication Order of Sonchai Jitpleecheep Books

Bangkok 8(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bangkok Tattoo(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bangkok Haunts(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Godfather of Kathmandu(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vulture Peak(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bangkok Asset(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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