Today I am opening the BLOG TOUR for a debut by Mithran Somasundrum. THE CASE OF THE VANISHING CONMAN is a gripping whodunnit filled with twists and turns.
THE CASE OF THE VANISHING CONMAN
Format – Kindle
Publisher – Joffe Books
Publication Date – 13th October 2022
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Mithran Somasundrum
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A GRIPPING WHODUNNIT FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS.
A crime boss. His wife. His mistress. And a writer stirring up trouble.
“It all began in a hotel cigar bar in Bangkok’s business quarter; studded leather armchairs, thick brass ashtrays and dim, discreet lighting. Vijay had worn his good jeans and a linen shirt he’d ironed that morning. Meanwhile, Khun Pleum in person matched the stolid respectability of his newspaper photos: an unsmiling, well-preserved sixty-something with greying sideburns. He’d arrived in a coral green silk shirt with heavy gold cufflinks and looked every inch the classic old-money patriarch — someone at the lofty heights of a government ministry, or benignly successful in the world of business.
He looked like he’d never killed anyone.”
In a city where people don’t trust the police, Vijay is a man you can turn to for the truth.
When an author is shot in the leg by a masked gunman, everyone thinks the subject of his new book, the notorious Khun Pleum, is responsible.
Bangkok crime boss Pleum hires translator-turned-detective Vijay to help clear his name.
Meanwhile, Pleum’s wife finds out from the book that her husband has a young, beautiful mistress. So, without telling Pleum, she also hires Vijay.
Vijay really needs the money, so he takes on both jobs.
Then the book’s publisher is murdered.
Vijay’s caught in the middle of a very dangerous game. He’ll need to keep his wits about him just to stay alive.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JOFFE BOOKS PRIZE FOR CRIME WRITERS OF COLOUR.
Fans of Vaseem Khan, Shamini Flint, Colin Cotterill, Tarquin Hall, Alexander McCall Smith or Gretta Mulrooney will be hooked by this beautifully written addictive mystery set in steamy Bangkok!
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CASE OF THE VANISHING CONMAN:
“Somasundrum delivers a perfect Bangkok detective mystery.” Colin Cotterill, award-winning author of Dr Siri Paiboun mystery series
“I really enjoyed the style of writing . . . There were plenty of twists and surprises in the story.” Janet McM.
“Keeps you guessing and on your toes.” Heather D.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I really enjoyed this novel . . . It had a unique style for the mystery genre.” Kathryn M.
MEET VIJAY
Bored of his job at Bristol City Council, British-Indian Vijay winds up in Bangkok. The bustling, hustling city suits his temperament. Vijay opens a translation agency, along with his assistant, Doi. However, it’s not easy to pay the bills on translation work alone. Fortunately, Vijay’s as good at investigation as he is at presenting perfect prose. Private detective work proves more lucrative than translation — and more dangerous.
MITHRAN SOMASUNDRUM
Mithran was born in Colombo and grew up in London. He studied chemistry at Sheffield City Polytechnic and then did a PhD in electrochemistry at Cranfield University. After completing his studies he went to Thailand to work in an electrochemistry lab and, other than a 3-year spell in Japan, has been there ever since.
His short stories have appeared in The Sun, Inkwell, Natural Bridge, The Minnesota Review, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, and The Best Asian Short Stories 2017, among others. One of his stories was shortlisted for the Bridport 2017 Short Story Prize. His first novel, The Mask Under My Face, was published in 2021 in Singapore by Kitaab.
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