THE CASE OF THE VANISHING CONMAN an absolutely gripping, escapist murder mystery - Somasundrum, Mithran
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A crime boss. His wife. His mistress. And a writer stirring up trouble. 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.…mehr

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A crime boss. His wife. His mistress. And a writer stirring up trouble. 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.
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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.