Whilst in my late teens early 20’s and spending lots of time in Thailand, it was inevitable that I would stumble upon Asian fiction. My appetite for a story had always been there, but a story set in the far east (the place I considered as home), was certainly heaven-sent. So off I went, roaming the book shops of Bangkok during 1985, 86 and 87 to acquaint myself with what was on offer.

I remember coming away from Asia books in Bangkok with my first two novel purchases and reading them on my return to England. The first ever novel was called ” The World Of Suzi Wong by Richard Mason and was a taster for my next novel.

You see the first novel was based in Hong Kong, but with the second novel I got the perfect novel location of Bangkok, Thailand. Yes, I expect you have guessed already…