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THE BANGKOK BETRAYAL

Fran k Hurst

ISBN 978-1-916668-86-7

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Publication: 30 MAY 2024
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ISBN: 9781916668867
Price: £9.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 216 x 138 mm
Extent: 432 pp
Thema: FV Historical Fiction

Book location: London

• The Bangkok Betrayal is a gripping historical
thriller set in 1880, London and Siam.
• Although a work of fiction, the novel is
inspired by the author's familial connection to
Henry Gough – his great-grandfather – who
actually lived and was born in the London
suburb of Marylebone in 1835.
• Frank’s Golden Triangle Trilogy received wide
acclaim and won literary awards, and in 2023
he became an Executive Producer of the
documentary film Bangkok – City of Angels.
Frank Hurst was born in south London and spent thirty-six years as He is currently assisting Kailash
a criminal investigator and intelligence officer for the British • Films in a documentary about the life and
Government. He has written seven novels, his Golden Triangle times of drugs smuggler, Howard Marks, due
Trilogy received wide acclaim and won literary awards. Frank for BBC release in 2024.
recently became an Executive Producer of the documentary film
Bangkok – City of Angels and is currently assisting Kailash Films in An extraordinary turn of events sees Marylebone cab
a documentary about the life and times of drugs smuggler, Howard proprietor, Henry Gough, propelled from the familiar streets
Marks. of Victorian London into the grip of a stirring adventure, full
of danger, political intrigue and ruthless treachery in
faraway Siam.

When Henry becomes the only witness to the brutal murder
of his passenger on one of London’s richest avenues, he is
given a clandestine mission to perform. It will end on the
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Siam itself.