PAYING BACK JACK, Christopher G. Moore's tenth Bangkok crime novel starring Vincent Calvino, features a pair of expert snipers, a Thai politician, his 'minor wife,' a jazz musician, and an international aid worker, who all converge in a gripping, deadly story of politics and revenge. Moore expertly and seamlessly weaves his characters together, creating a deft, multilayered portrait of Bangkok. He is a recipient of the of the Deutscher Krimi Preis for crime fiction.