A good written analyze of the situation in Bangkok in March 2010 (written by famous Christopher G. Moore) could be found at the following link: http://www.internationalcrimeauthors.com/?p=520

We will see, which impact the “protests” will have.

Dear Friends,
I am back from New York where I met with my publisher, editor, publicist and people who are producing the Vincent Calvino film. On 6th November Grove Press released Paying Back Jack. The reviewer of I Love Mystery said, “This story is so tightly woven and entertaining it is hopeless to try to put it down. Not only was it new and fresh, but I feel like I have taken a trip to the underbelly of Thailand. It is impossible not to love this book.” Things are looking very good for the film to start production next year.
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I have had the honor to have a lunch with Christopher while I have been in Bangkok. We met on 16. Jan 2001 at “Ship’s Inn” near Soi Cowboy:

Norbert:
I am glad that you find a little bit time for this Interview, Christopher. I know, that you are a very busy person, so lets start:

Norbert:
You are living in Bangkok and you look, like you are happy to live in this VERY chaotic city. How long do you live here and what do you like / dislike in Bangkok???

Christopher G. Moore:
I first came to Bangkok in 1983 and have lived here on a permanent basis since 1988. In some ways a very long time, in other ways a midsummer’s night sleep. Bangkok is a 24-hour city, with excitement, adventure, and diversity. I have lived in New York and London, and spent substantial time in Tokyo and Paris, but it is in Bangkok one finds a truly international city living in the midst of a very old, unique culture. It is a place of many contradictions and this provides more than ample material for a novelist to drawn upon.
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