“A
thinking man’s Philip Marlowe, Calvino is a cynic on
the surface but a romantic at heart. Calvino . . . found himself
in Bangkok—the end of the world for a whole host of
bizarre foreigners unwilling, unable, or uninterested in going
home.”
—The Daily Yomiuri
“A
worthy example of a serial character, Vinee Calvino is human
and convincing. [He] is an incarnate of the composite of the
many expatriate characters who have burned the bridge to their
pasts.”
—Thriller Magazine (Italy)
“For
those who love Asia, they will devour Moore’s novels.
He opens [Bangkok] in her darkest, most amusing facets. He
reveals the inhabitants’ mindsets, their secrets and
their temptations. Bangkok is his central figure.”
—Stadtmagazin Krefeld
“A
complex and suggestive plot set in the underworld of Bangkok,
full of foreign inhabitants. With all her contradictions,
the city is more than a backdrop. She is alive.”
—Entwicklungspolitik
“Best
in this Spring. Unionverslag brings the best selling author
Christopher G. Moore to Germany. Hopefully more [of his novels]
will follow. ”
—Ultimo
“Good,
that there are still real crime writers. Christopher G. Moore’s
[Spirit House] is colourful and crafty. ”
—Johannes Kaiser, Hessischer Rundfunk
“Moore
writes brilliantly and thrillingly. ”
—Schweizer Familie
Spirit
House pulls you into a multinational demimonde that gets more
real that the other half. Vincent ("Vinee") Calvino,
ex-New Yorker, has a "Calvino's law" on tap for the
ins and outs of the underbelly of life and sudden death. Calvino
ranks in the grand tradition of private investigators, yet remains
a winner. The riverboat shootout is a classic. Over the hard clip
of action presides the mystic atmosphere of a Bangkok dotted with
spirit houses. 