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Asia Hand (Paperback)

by Christopher G. Moore (Author) "Three days into the Year of the Monkey, Calvino perched on a stool at the Yellow Parrot jazz bar..." (more)
Key Phrases: wooden penises, wooden cocks, thousand baht, Ali Ahmad, Colonel Hatcher, Carol Hatcher (more...)

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"...Christopher G. Moore clearly has a first-hand understanding of the expat millieu. Moore is perspicacious." -- The Bangkok Post

"Moore's Vinnie Calvino is a worthy successor to Raymond Chandlar's Philip Marlowe and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer." -- The Nation

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Heaven Lake Press, Trade paperback edition (2000) ISBN:9748717127 Binding is quality trade paperback. New condition. 5" - 7 3/4" tall. Publisher's inventory.

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Paperback: 277 pages
Publisher: Heaven Lake Press (July 27, 2000)
ISBN-10: 9748717127
ISBN-13: 978-9748717128
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Three days into the Year of the Monkey, Calvino perched on a stool at the Yellow Parrot jazz bar. Read the first page

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wooden penises, wooden cocks, thousand baht, district police station, queen bitch, spirit house

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Ali Ahmad, Colonel Hatcher, Carol Hatcher, Jerry Hutton, New York, Lucky Charms, Bitter Bob, Roland May, Khun Sompol, Tommy Loretti, All Ahmad, Doane Tyler, Vincent Calvino, Chinese New Year, Lumpini Park, Ron the Strange, Year of the Monkey, Sanam Luang, Soi Cowboy, Chao Mae Tuptim, Sukhumvit Road, Uncle Mario, Moei River, Love Nest Bar, Sleeping Dog Mountain

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Soviet Union (World in View Series) by Deborah Tyler on page 217
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4.0 out of 5 stars Private Eye novel set in Bangkok, August 29, 2000

By	John Cummings (Angeles City, Philippines) - See all my reviews

Asia Hand was one of the first books that C.G. Moore wrote about the Bangkok based private investigator named Vincent Calvino and his friend in the Bangkok police, LTC Pratt. The Calvino series are great (easy) reading and many foreign visitors could learn from "Calvino's rules." My favorite Calvino's rule is "only marry an orphan." This novel follows Calvino throughout Bangkok in search of the killer of a foreigner. Hints of the occult and insite into the Thai ways of thinking about life around them makes every page interesting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Reflection Of Expat Heaven/Hell, June 23, 2002

By	Sean Bunzick (Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

Yes,once again Christopher G. Moore has scored a direct hit in his unique--and highly qualified--outlook at the world of expatriates living in Bangkok.Vinnie Calvino and Col.Pratt are back together again going through all the weird-little-worlds occupied by farang expats and the Thai people they both mesh and clash with,particularly the bargirls of Sukhumvit Road.
If you want to see and learn what life is like for the expats, this is the best way to go.If you've lived in Thailand or visit it on a regular basis,as I do,you'll feel very much at home with the storyline,the characters and the general mentality of all those you meet and observe.As other reviewers have pointed out,this tale IS somewhat scary but as far as reading entertainment goes,you'll have fun with this tale,I promise.
What I also find great sanuk,in my usual overly-cynnical manner,is that the worst of the "bad guys" are either Americans or contolled by American forces.I have met both these people and the Vinnie Calvinos--BOTH groups "Asia Hands"--and what can be more than somewhat scary is that,in most cases,the "bad guys" outnumber the Calvinos.Still,even dealing with one Calvino personality reminds me of why I keep returning to my beloved Thailand and why the kingdom WILL be my permenant home in the future.Please read "Asia Hand" and do what most of us do:enjoy the hell out of it!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bone Chillingly Accurate, November 1, 2000

By	Garman H "Garman H" (Addison, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book while living my fourth of five years in Bangkok. This book maps the reality many expats live and fear each day. I could trace my own footsteps through the pages.

Recommended if you want to read the reality and fear the consequences. For those of you wanting an adventure, your stomachs will churn.

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