The Glass Kingdom (häftad, eng)

A tense, stunningly well-observed heist novel from ''the bastard child of Graham Greene and Patrica Highsmith'' (Metro)

Sarah Talbot Jennings, a young American living in New York, has fled to Bangkok to disappear. Armed with a suitcase full of cash, she takes up residence at the Kingdom, a glittering complex slowly sinking into its own twilightThere, against a backdrop of shadowy gossip and intrigue, she is soon drawn into the orbit of the Kingdom''s glamorous ex-pat women. But when political chaos and a frenzied uprising wrack the streets below, and Sarah witnesses something unspeakable, her safe haven begins to feel like a trap.

From a master of atmosphere and suspense comes a brilliantly unsettling story of cruelty and psychological unrest, and an enthralling glimpse into the shadowy crossroads of karma and human greed.