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The Vampire of Siam

Jim Newport

2003

Asia Books






Review by Peter Young in The Thai Literary Supplement #6 (September 2016).


Ramonne Delacroix is a French vampire who has watched Bangkok grow for 170 years, yet his lust for blood and beautiful women is as young and strong as ever. Enter Martin Larue, an aimless American film critic who finds himself put on Ramonne’s hidden trail, first as a pursuer then as an accomplice... but can he stay the course without being seduced to the dark side? With a background in movie design, Jim Newport clearly has a cinematic eye that he can use to good effect with the written word as well. There’s a morbid vein of humour that runs through the excesses of sex and corruption in The Vampire of Siam, and Newport’s slightly jaded style is what kept me reading this in one sitting. An engaging if easy read, and I look forward to the sequels.