John Burdett

John Burdett (born 1951) is an English crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels. His most recent novel in this series, The Bangkok Asset, was published on 4 August 2015.

Biography

Burdett was born in London, England, the son of a London policeman. Burdett is a former lawyer who practised in Hong Kong. As of 2007, he split his time between southwestern France and Bangkok. Producer John Thompson scouted locations in Bangkok, and James McTeigue, the director of V for Vendetta, had been hired to direct, but production looks to have been cancelled.

The Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series Bangkok 8: A Novel, Alfred A. Knopf (2003) Bangkok Tattoo, Vintage Reprint edition (11 July 2006) Bangkok Haunts, Alfred A. Knopf (2007) The Godfather of Kathmandu, Alfred A. Knopf (2010) Vulture Peak, Alfred A. Knopf (2012) The Bangkok Asset, Alfred A. Knopf (2015)

Other published works A Personal History of Thirst, William Morrow & Co (February 1996), The Last Six Million Seconds, Hodder & Stoughton (2 January 1997), Freedom Angel, Ai Press (July 2011) Death Effect, Kokoro Press (April 2017)