Timothy Hallinan
Timothy Hallinan is the author of nine widely praised books: eight novels—including the Bangkok thrillers featuring Poke Rafferty, “A Nail Through the Heart”, “The Fourth Watcher”, and “Breathing Water”—and a work of nonfiction. Along with his wife, Munyin Choy, he divides his time equally between Los Angeles, California, and Southeast Asia.
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Steve Martini
Cleverly crafted, masterfully written, characters and dialogue rooted in reality… Another wonderful read from an author who knows his business.
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The Queen of Patpong (6)
For American travel writer Poke Rafferty, life finally seems to hold some semblance of stability. He and his longtime love, Rose, have gone through with their much-deferred marriage ceremony, their adopted daughter, Miaow, a former street child, has become a loving—if sometimes difficult—part of the family, and the …
Breathing Water (1)
Behind every great fortune is a great crime . . .
For American ex-pat writer Poke Rafferty, a late-night poker game delivers an unexpected prize: an “opportunity” to write the biography of Khun Pan, a flamboyant, vulgar, self-made billionaire with a criminal past and far-reaching political ambitions. The win see…
A Nail Through the Heart: A Novel of Bangkok (1)
Poke Rafferty was writing offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored when Bangkok stole his heart. Now the American expat is assembling a new family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and Miaow, the tiny, streetwise urchin he wants to adopt. But trouble in the guise of good intention…
The Fourth Watcher: A Novel of Bangkok (0)
Travel writer Poke Rafferty is ready to let go of his “Looking for Trouble” series of travel books and the dangerous lifestyle that goes with it, and settle down in Bangkok with his fiancee, Rose, and his newly adopted daughter, Miaow. But trouble isn’t ready to let go of Poke. Enter the one person Poke least wants …
