EAN: 9781781090794

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A tense stunningly well-observed heist novel following an American woman on the run in the blazing heat of Bangkok from 'a modern Graham Greene' (Sunday Times)Sarah Talbot Jennings a young American living in New York has fled to Bangkok to disappear. Arriving with a suitcase containing $200 000 she rents an apartment at the Kingdom a glittering high-end complex slowly sinking into its own twilight - and run by conveniently discreet staff.In Bangkok's shocking heat Sarah meets the beguiling Mali a half-Thai tenant who's strangely determined to bring the quiet American out of her shell. An invitation to Mali's poker nights soon follows where - fuelled by shots of yadong gossip of shady dealings in the city and the hit of marijuana - Sarah is drawn into the orbit of the Kingdom's glamorous ex-pat women.But when an attempted military coup wracks the streets below and Sarah witnesses something unspeakable through one of the Kingdom's windows only to be followed by a series of strange disappearances Sarah's safe haven begins to feel like a trap.From a master of atmosphere and suspense The Glass Kingdom is a brilliantly unsettling story of cruelty and psychological unrest and an enthralling glimpse into the shadowy crossroads of karma and human greed.

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