The Godfather of Kathmandu

Sonchai Jitpleecheep -- John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul -- is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his career. Solving the murder could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, reeling from a personal tragedy, is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan lama based in Kathmandu who has become his guru.