“Moore's
flashy style successfully captures the dizzying contradictions
in [Bangkok’s] vertiginous landscape.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
Book Review
“Flashy
private-eye mystery.”
—The New York Times
“Think
Dashiell Hammett in Bangkok. A hard-boiled, street-smart,
often hilarious pursuit of a double murderer.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Humorous
and intelligent . . . a great introduction to the seamy
side of Bangkok.”
—Carla Mckay, The
Daily Mail
“The
real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Susanna Yager, The Daily Telegraph
“Can
Moore write and is he worth reading? On the evidence of
[The Risk of Infidelity Index], the answers are
unequivocally yes.”
—Peter Whittaker, Tribune Magazine (UK)
“The
book’s loving evocation of the Thai atmosphere adds
a glorious new locale to the detective genre’s geography,
rendered with a master’s hand.”
—Jim Feast, Evergreen Review
“Christopher
G Moore has long been a big name in crime for his Vincent
Calvino books, based on the exploits of an American private
eye in Thailand's seedy underbelly.”
—Jonathan Gibbs, The Independent
“There's
plenty of violent action . . . memorable low-life characters
. . . the real star of the book is Bangkok.”
—Telegraph (London)
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index is taut, spooky, intelligent,
and beautifully written. Vincent Calvino is a terrific
character who could only have been drafted into action
by a terrific writer.”
—T.Jefferson Parker, author of L.A. Outlaws.
“Grim,
violent, and saturated in details of Bangkok’s underworld.”
—The Boston Globe
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index is a complex, violent, and
high readable thriller.”
—One80 News (UK)
“The
faint whiff of misogyny/xenophobia one senses is just
part of Moore's pitch-perfect Bangkok, from its churning
after-hours melee of insistent yings to its hard-drinking
farangs (foreigners), to the scary duplicity
behind the ever-present Thai smile.”
—P.G. KOCH, Houston Chronicle
“Chris
Moore's series of private-eye tales set in the full mysterious
splendor of bubbling Bangkok, Thailand, remind us anew
of how much meaning we miss out on when we don't worship
true artists. Underneath Bangkok society is a deeply encrusted
demiworld of hope, despair, corruption and courage that
Moore, an American-born writer who has lived there for
almost 20 years, paints with maestrolike Dickensian strokes.”
—Thomas Plate, The Seattle Times
“A
complex, intelligent novel.”—Publishers’
Weekly
“The
darkly raffish Bangkok milieu is a treat.”—Kirkus
Review
“Moore
not only has written a chilling and fast-paced mystery,
but the author also provides an honest description of
the local landscape and social underworld of Bangkok,
as Calvino and his friend Colonel Pratt desperately
try to solve the mysteries before they are permanently
retired by the powers that be in government and in the
gangs.”—Paul Anik,
I Love a Mystery
“The
Risk of Infidelity Index [is] festooned with memorable
characters and a solid plot. Moore probes the country's
dark side to new depths. . . . ‘Infidelity’ stays focused
on crime and detection, in a tightly written narrative
. . . a satisfying read.”
—Mark Schreiber, The
Japan Times
“A
crime thriller as fine as any in this series…a compelling,
page turner…”
—Pattaya People Weekly, Richard Ravensdale
“exciting,
enthralling and entertaining writing.”
—Pattaya Mail
“…this
book shows that Chris Moore is at the top of his form.”
—Bangkok Post
