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Skytrain to Murder: Opening Chapters
The Simple Art of Murder (in Thailand)
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A mystery/thriller set in present-day New York City. A Chinese detective from Beijing, still scarred from the murder of his father during China's Cultural Revolution, vows to track down the killers of the woman he loved.
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A mystery/thriller/historical set in Hong Kong and southern China in 1857. An American arms smuggler and gambler finds himself at the center of an attempt by various groups to take over the British colony of Hong Kong. When his illicit love affair with a beautiful, upper class British woman leads to betrayal and death, he must escape from prison or face the gallows at Hangman's Point.
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Read the first Chapter of Hangman's Point
Read another Chapter of Hangman's Point
The Opening five chapters of Thieves Hamlet
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A mystery/love story set in 1988 Thailand. A publisher living in New York receives a letter from his brother's Thai widow begging him for help. When he does return to Thailand, he finds a great deal more behind the Thai smile than he bargained for - including murder.
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Kingdom of Make-Believe: Reviews
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Permanent Damage
The sequel to Skytrain to Murder, also set in present-day Bangkok with the American detective Scott Sterling.
Permanent Damage: Reviews & Synopsis
Permanent Damage: Opening Chapters
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Pop Darrell's Last Case
Pop Darrell's Last Case: Reviews
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DEATH OF A LEGEND: Read A Short One-Act Play about Three Hitmen
SKYTRAIN TO MURDER - the first Three Chapters
Non-Mystery Novels by Dean Barrett
Listen to Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe on old time radio
Listen to Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade on old time radio
Listen to Dragnet
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Exclusive! Scandalous Pictures of Mystery Writers of America Meetings!
English-Language Bookstores in Asia
THE PLAYS OF DEAN BARRETT - ONE ACTS & FULL LENGTH (& A MUSICAL)