John Burdett

Q&A with Lance Hawvermale, Author of Face Blind

By Crime HQ

August 3, 2016

Could you even imagine living with a brain disorder that affected your ability to recognize faces from one another? It's called “prosopagnosia,” and it's as scary as it is hard to say. Lance Hawvermale drew on this disorder as inspiration for his upcoming thriller, Face Blind. Lance was kind enough to take some time out…

The Only Honest Cop in Thailand?

By Amy Dalton

April 30, 2011

I am especially fond of John Burdett’s Bangkok mysteries. The setting is just so interesting and the characters are written with such unique voices that they are a true armchair trip. Sonchai Jitpleecheep might be the only honest cop in Thailand. But you have to measure that by local standards. He is a half-caste. His…