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Jayne Keeney Series

This series follows the adventures of a thirty-something Australian woman who has forged a new life as a private investigator in bustling Bangkok. She navigates complex cases that draw her into the shadowy underbelly of the Thai capital. With each new investigation, she uncovers not only mysteries but also aspects of herself, grappling with personal challenges and dangerous situations.

The Half-Child
Behind the Night Bazaar

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  1. 1

    Behind the Night Bazaar

    • 308 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
    3.5(95)Add rating

    Investigating murder, child prostitution, and corruption—all in a day's work for kickass PI Jayne Keeney. The first in a series of funny, gripping crime novels set in Thailand, Behind the Night Bazaar introduces us to this likeable thirty-something private investigator, working undercover in a place where she can do anything but blend in.Australian author Angela Savage spent six years living in Southeast Asia and has written a credible, vivid, and hugely fun portrait of a place she clearly loves. Book three in the Jayne Keeney PI series, The Dead Beach, will be published in late 2013.

    Behind the Night Bazaar
  2. 2

    The Half-Child

    • 336 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.7(67)Add rating

    A new case for expat private investigator Jayne KeeneyJayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something Aussie who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck was happy and harmless, her father refuses to believe she took her own life. Jayne immerses herself in the case, navigating the backstreet world of Thai ladyboys, monks, strippers, expats and corrupt officials.Maryanne's death is not the only mystery awaiting Jayne among Pattaya's neon signs and go-go bars. While working undercover at the orphanage where Maryanne volunteered, Jayne discovers something far more sinister. Now her life is in danger, her case is still unsolved and she barely has time for dinner with her handsome new love interest, Rajiv. With love and death both circling, Jayne now has two cases to crack and very little time to do it.The Half-Child is not your standard crime novel, and Jayne Keeney is not your everyday detective

    The Half-Child