In southern Thailand a young man arrives in a small town during a lightening storm with nothing more than his wits, a small fortune and an old mans diary. He sets up what appears to be an idle life with his beautiful fiance as he sows discontent between the few foreigners and local residents culminating in a wedding party that ends in fire, rioting and death.This is the second edition of the novel that has developed a cult readership for its rendering of distopian Thailand. In southern Thailand a young man arrives in a small town in a lightening storm with nothing more than his wits, a small fortune and an old mans diary. He sets up what appears to be an idle life with his beautiful fiance as he sows discontent between the few foreigners and local residents culminating in a wedding party that ends in fire, rioting and death. This is the second edition of the novel that has developed a cult following for its rendering of distopian Thailand. 'The plot is wonderfully detailed. Author McMahon obviously understanding and recording all the subtle nuances of village life, as well as those of the expat society.

the difference between this (novel) and others set in rural Thailand is enormous' -Pattaya Mail -.