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About the Bangkok Series

Gritty. Noir. Hard-boiled. A Thai mafia family living through the chaos of street-life and politics. Corruption, murder, blackmail, scandal, revenge, and crocodiles all part of the daily mix.

Living in Bangkok for over three decades, Simon draws from “real-life” stories that happened at the time the Bangkok Series is envisioned. He changes names, locations, and peppers them liberally with artistic license, so as not to get shot.

Bangkok Burn #1 in the Bangkok Series, starts in 2010, Bangkok Wet #2 in 2011, and the eagerly anticipated third novel in the series, Bangkok Heat in 2014.

Although they can be read as stand-alone novels there are characters and themes that arc throughout and are more understood when read in sequence.

For more information:

www.simon-royle.com

www.patreon.com/simon_royle

• 5.0 out of 5 stars Too notchReviewed in the United States on May 19, 2013Verified PurchaseReally enjoyed this, the second in what I hope will be a long series. The plot is well-devised, lots of twists and turns, and the characters appealing. Great read.HelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars Action, action, actionReviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013Verified PurchaseI was thrilled about the first book of this serie and part 2, Bangkok Wet, has not let me down. The events even take place even faster and there is more development of the main characters. The story is more complicated, I would recommend to read part 1 first. With two strikes out of two, I have now purchased the third novel of Simon, called Tag. By the way, Simon reacted promptly on my comment on his Facebook page, great to be able to interact with modern authors. Keep them coming Simon, looking forward to the next Bangkok book.One person found this helpfulHelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars Can’t get enoughReviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018Verified PurchaseAgain, Royle keeps us running full blast as if watching a movie screen. Love for these conflicted characters finds one agreeing
  with the crazy logic and desire to bring peace and balance through brutal action. Admiration
  for the psychotic family values arises as we come to love Khun Oh and his loving parents.
  The true genius is to make Oh the dek farang.
  As a long time resident of Thailand, I am able to understand the cultural conflict within Khun Oh and traditional Thai culture. Genius.HelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars I definitely would recommend this to anyoneReviewed in the United States on June 18, 2016Verified PurchaseI didn’t know what to expect when I picked this up being that it was a while since I got a hold of the first. I must say that this read faster than the first. I totally enjoyed it and wish that the next in the series was out already.One person found this helpfulHelpfulReport
• 5. out of 5 stars Excellent. Improves on the first book.Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2013Verified PurchaseLoved “Bangkok Burn” and was wondering if we would see a follow up. Bangkok Wet is it and it is even better than the first book. You can read it as a stand alone edition if you haven’t read the first one.
  
  Hope there is a third book…and it doesn’t take years to come out!One person found this helpfulHelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars then please ignore the bad comments on this book (and BBK Burn)Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2016Verified PurchaseIf you also read McNab, Koontz, Child, De Mille, Baldacci etc., then please ignore the bad comments on this book (and BBK Burn). It deserves a 4.25, but I gave it 5 to make up for the inaccurate reviews :-)One person found this helpfulHelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars THIS WAS A GREAT BOOK.Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014Verified PurchaseTHIS WAS A GREAT BOOK…. IT GAVE ME A REAL INSIGHT INTO WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO LEAVE
  IN BANGKOK… AS THE HERO DIES IN THE END, I’M DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY
  NOT BE ANOTHER BOOK 3.
  RHWHelpfulReport
• 5.0 out of 5 stars Bangkok SeriesReviewed in the United States on May 29, 2017Verified PurchaseThis is a great series, unfortunately it has been a long wait on the third book. I’ve read all of mr Royle’s books and the Bangkok Series is by far the best.HelpfulReport
• Amazon Customer5.0 out of 5 stars Good readingReviewed in the United States on November 18, 2017Verified PurchaseGood reading with the right combination of action and suspense to keep up interest. Hero is vulnerable enough to be believable.