The Mask Under My Face
Attiya’s cheating husband is murdered in a Bangkok nightclub, leaving her to raise their ten year old son, Den, alone. The killer, Surapat Wongsuphan, is a member of the country’s “elite”, who expects his father’s wealth to once again get him out of trouble. But this time it’s different. As Thailand’s Old Money families rally against the Wongsuphan’s, Attiya, Den and Surapat’s lives will change in the most unexpected ways — even as fate binds them together.
Set in Bangkok, Vientiane and London, The Mask Under My Face is about what happens when those above the law fall within the reach of the powerless.
I’m glad I got to finish it in Bangkok because it just might be the best book about Bangkok I’ve ever read.
–Steve Rosse, author of Leaving Thailand
One can say that of a good novel we expect something of the novel, and Somasundrum does not disappoint.
— Charles Sarvan, The Island Newspaper (Sri Lanka), 2nd March, 2022
Published by Kitaab
The Case of the Vanishing Conman
Bangkok, Chinatown: Vijay, a perennially broke translator-private eye, is juggling two different cases. For Khun Pleum, a ruthless ex-gangster, he’s investigating the strange shooting of a novelist. Meanwhile, for Khun Pleum’s wife he’s trying to discover the name of Khun Pleum’s mistress. Vijay knows he shouldn’t have taken both jobs, but he’s got a debt collector with a claw hammer threatening to make his ankles turn all the way round.
Published by Joffe Books
Somasundrum delivers a perfect Bangkok detective mystery.
–Colin Cotterill, author of the Siri Paiboun mystery series
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