Bangkok Noir

Dean Barrett is the author of several novels set in Asia Memoirs of a Bangkok Warrior; Hangman’s Point (Hong Kong); Kingdom of Make-Believe (Thailand); Skytrain to Murder (Thailand); Identity Theft (Thailand and Florida), Mistress of the East (1862 China).

His recent books are Murder at the Horny Toad Bar & other Outrageous Tales of Thailand and The Go Go Dancer Who Stole My Viagra and Other Poetic Tragedies of Thailand. Dragon Slayer is a book with three novellas on Chinese themes. His latest, Permanent Damage, is a sequel to Skytrain to Murder, a detective novel set in Thailand starring Scott Sterling.

Barrett’s plays have been performed in nine countries and his musical, Fragrant Harbour, set in 1857 Hong Kong, was selected by the National Alliance for Musical Theater to be staged on 42nd Street.