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"Hallinan is a born storyteller, layering plot upon plot and twist upon turn, and, as a bonus, he’s a superb stylist whose assured prose continually delights and surprises the reader.”
–Sunday Denver Post
"Hallinan’s writing is quick and dirty, with bite-sized chapters that always seem to end with me wanting more. A fast, exciting read."
–Booksandwich.com
Expat Investigator Brings American-style Justice to Bangkok
The Poke Rafferty Series by Timothy Hallinan
Highly recommended to those who like edge-of-the-seat action and characters who come to life on the page.
Author Timothy Hallinan, one of the best action writers working today, ratchets up the suspense as travel writer/ investigator Poke Rafferty takes on a series of truly horrific bad guys in complex and emotionally satisfying stories. Bangkok is exceptionally well-rendered.Great action. Great characters—especially the kids. And Poke's Bangkok is mesmerizing. A city of contrasts: great joy, great cruelty. Fascinating.
A routine missing persons case turns into something much more sinister.(2007, Poke Rafferty #1)
Non-stop action, crisp dialog, and an insider's take on Bangkok kept me turning the pages long into the night. Plus, an unforgettable character in Miaow, the former street urchin who is adjusting to middle-class life.
Poke hunts down the malefactors who are trying to frame Rose and tear his small family apart.(2008, Poke Rafferty #2)
Not only is Hallinan is one of the best action writers around but his characters come to life on the page, including Arthit, a Thai cop walking a perilous line between serving justice and serving the rich and powerful. Couldn't put it down.
A writing assignment turns deadly(2009, Poke Rafferty #3)
Haven't read it yet, but it is high on my list because I enjoyed the earlier books.
2010 EDGAR NOMINEE
Books in this Series
WHO IS POKE RAFFERTY?
An American Travel Writer with a Talent for Trouble
Somehow, trouble always finds expat Poke Rafferty, who came to Thailand to write a travel guide and stayed to build a family with Rose, a former bar girl, and adopted daughter Miaow, a former street kid.
