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I was looking for books set in southeast asia. My local bookseller guy recommended Bangkok 8 by John Burdett, claiming it's the most authentic bangkok experience in written form.

it's a mystery/detective story, not usually my thing, but i L-O-V-E-D it! it has it all, sex, drugs, scandals AND GREAT characters, settings, trivia, etc.

the insight into thai culture may come in handy when i get to thailand this fall.

Thanks for the recommendation, I will definitely look for it at the library.

I was wondering what else you came up with? I am planning a trip to SE Asia and was hoping to read something to get me excited. I'm enjoying poring over my guidebooks but they're not quite as engaging as fiction.