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Bangkok Changes: An NJA Club Novel
The COVID lockdown has ended, and Bangkok is open again. Just as life returns to normal, a Brooklyn Mafia boss sends a crew to Bangkok to force local bars and restaurants to buy their hijacked liquor. When they threaten Wang, the owner of the NJA Club, US expat lawyer Glenn Murray Cohen and his eclectic friends from the mysterious NJA Club are again called upon to fend off a dangerous enemy with the help of an honorable Thai police officer. Matters are complicated by the appearance of an attractive but obnoxious FBI agent. Another exotic noir thriller by a master of the genre.
277 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 19, 2023
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About the author
Stephen Shaiken
9 books8 followersI was born and raised in New York City. I spent over three decades as a criminal defense lawyer in San Francisco. Before I became a lawyer, I earned an MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. These days I split my time between Bangkok, Thailand, and Tampa, Florida.
I write short stories in several genres ,some of which can be read on my blog, http://www.stephenshaiken.com/ , listed below.
I have written three novels in the NJA Series, featuring American expat lawyer Glenn Murray Cohen: Bangkok Shadows, Bangkok Whispers, and Bangkok Blues, all available on Amazon as an E book or in paperback. I describe the novels as "exotic noir thrillers." A fourth book in the series will be released early next year.
I just released Queensborough Rock inNovember, 2022. It's genre is historical fiction, but the soul is rock 'n' roll.
It’s set in 1971. Young Jack Bernstein is a struggling rock ’n’ roll manager in New York City. Instead of a fancy office in Manhattan, a flashy car and backstage passes, he operates out of a basement apartment in working-class Queens, driving a cranky eight-year-old Volvo as he trolls third-string venues for hidden talent. Jack finances a demo tape for his top talent by borrowing from a loanshark and pawning a friend’s guitar. When the tape fails to land a deal, Jack’s last hope is an offer from a friendly Queens mobster. New York City in the late sixties and early seventies comes alive with all its intensity.
I write short stories in several genres ,some of which can be read on my blog, http://www.stephenshaiken.com/ , listed below.
I have written three novels in the NJA Series, featuring American expat lawyer Glenn Murray Cohen: Bangkok Shadows, Bangkok Whispers, and Bangkok Blues, all available on Amazon as an E book or in paperback. I describe the novels as "exotic noir thrillers." A fourth book in the series will be released early next year.
I just released Queensborough Rock inNovember, 2022. It's genre is historical fiction, but the soul is rock 'n' roll.
It’s set in 1971. Young Jack Bernstein is a struggling rock ’n’ roll manager in New York City. Instead of a fancy office in Manhattan, a flashy car and backstage passes, he operates out of a basement apartment in working-class Queens, driving a cranky eight-year-old Volvo as he trolls third-string venues for hidden talent. Jack finances a demo tape for his top talent by borrowing from a loanshark and pawning a friend’s guitar. When the tape fails to land a deal, Jack’s last hope is an offer from a friendly Queens mobster. New York City in the late sixties and early seventies comes alive with all its intensity.
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March 22, 2025
Great read
These books keep getting better and better. The authors feel for Bangkok and the Thai people is remarkable. I feel like I am there.
These books keep getting better and better. The authors feel for Bangkok and the Thai people is remarkable. I feel like I am there.
October 20, 2023
A great read as all of the NJA Club books.
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