John Burdett
John Burdett
John Patrick Burdett is a British crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts,The Godfather of Kathmandu, and Vulture Peak. His most recent novel in this series, The Bangkok Asset, was published on 4 August 2015...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 July 1951
buddhist mind contradiction
To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them.
world amazing-places
The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.
las-vegas expression glitter
Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.
people challenges stressed-out
There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.
letting-go
Your fear of letting go prevents you from letting go of your fear of letting go.
I am moonlighting for the Buddha.
firsts obvious ask-me
Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.
sorry enlightenment want
I don't want enlightenment, I want him. Sorry Buddha, I loved him more than you.
telling
If the world is telling you you're successful, but you don't feel it, you might as well have failed.
light coffins goes-on
When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead.
Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of America's brittle and mutating id.
thinking average paris
I think it is immensely difficult to get the U.S. interested in non-U.S. topics. I dont think this is because the average American reader is disinterested, but more because of publishers playing it safe: if a thriller based in L.A. is a sure winner, why spend money plugging one based in Paris - or Bangkok?