THE CASE OF THE VANISHING CONMAN

In a city where the police are in everyone's pockets, there are few people you can trust to find the truth. Enter Vijay.

True-crime author Montri is shot in the leg by a masked gunman, and it's obvious to everyone who's responsible. The subject of his new book: the notorious Khun Pleum, who rules Bangkok with an iron fist.
Except the man in question swears his innocence.
Investigator Vijay is hired by Pleum to clear his name. At the same time, Pleum's wife learns from the book that her husband has a mistress. She also hires Vijay to find out who it is. Vijay needs to pay off a debt to a loan shark, and so he agrees to take both jobs.
Then the publisher is found shot dead.
This book has a lot to answer for...Vijay needs to act fast if he's to stay one step ahead of the game. And stay alive.

Fans of Vaseem Khan, Shamini Flint, Colin Cotterill, Tarquin Hall, Harini Nagendra, Alexander McCall Smith will be hooked by this addictive character- driven mystery set in steaming Bangkok.


Mithran Somasundrumwas 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. 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. His first novel, The Mask Under
My Face, was published in 2021 in Singapore by Kitaab.