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Кристофер Дж. Мур
Christopher G. Moore
July 8, 1952
Editor & crime fiction novelist
Canada

Christopher G. Moore is a Canadian writer who has lived in Thailand for 25 years. He studied law at Oxford University, taught law at University of British Columbia, and practiced law before becoming a full-time writer. He is author of twenty-five novels, five works of non-fiction, a book on Thai language, over 200 essays, and also author of four radio dramas. Christopher has also collaborated with other writers and edited three anthologies of short stories and essays. He is best known for his trilogy "A Killing Smile" (1991), "A Bewitching Smile" (1992) and "A Haunting Smile" (1993), for a behind-the-smiles study of his adopted country, Thailand, and for his Vincent Calvino Private Eye series set in Bangkok. His novels have been translated into German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Thai.

Work

Novels
His Lordship's Arsenal, Freundlich Books (1985)
Enemies of Memory, White Lotus (1990); reprinted as Tokyo Joe, Heaven Lake Press
A Killing Smile, White Lotus (1991)
A Bewitching Smile, White Lotus (1992)
Spirit House, White Lotus (1992)
Asia Hand, White Lotus (1993)
A Haunting Smile, White Lotus (1993)
Cut Out, White Lotus (1994)
Saint Anne, Asia Books (1994) reprinted as Red Sky Falling Heaven Lake Press (2005)
Comfort Zone, White Lotus (1995)
The Big Weird, bookSiam (1996)
God of Darkness, Asia Books (1998)
Cold Hit, Heaven Lake Press (1999) The German translation is titled Nana Plaza.
Chairs, Heaven Lake Press (2001)
Minor Wife, Heaven Lake Press (2002)
Pattaya 24/7 (2004)
Waiting for the Lady, Heaven Lake Press (2003)
Gambling on Magic, Heaven Lake Press (2005)
The Risk of Infidelity Index, Atlantic Monthly Press (2008) The Polish translation is titled Ulice Bangkoku.
Paying Back Jack, Heaven Lake Press (2009)
The Corruptionist, Heaven Lake Press (2010)
9 Gold Bullets, Heaven Lake Press (2011)
The Wisdom of Beer, Heaven Lake Press (2012) The Russian translation is titled Азиатский рецепт
Missing In Rangoon, Heaven Lake Press (2013)
The Marriage Tree, Heaven Lake Press (2014)

Non-fiction
Heart Talk, White Lotus (1992), 2nd Ed. Heaven Lake Press (1998), 3rd Ed. Heaven Lake Press (2005)
The Vincent Calvino Reader's Guide, Heaven Lake Press (2010)
The Cultural Detective, Heaven Lake Press (2011)
Faking It in Bangkok, Heaven Lake Press (2012)
Fear and Loathing in Bangkok, Heaven Lake Press (2014)

Anthology
Bangkok Noir, Heaven Lake Press (2011) (Editor)
Phnom Penh Noir, Heaven Lake Press (2012) (Editor)
The Orwell Brigade, Heaven Lake Press (2012) (Editor)

Radio drama
View from Cambie Bridge (N.H.K. Japan) (1983)
The Bamboo Pillar (C.B.C.) (1983)
The Semi-Detached Barrister (C.B.C.) (1981)
Sticks and Pucks (C.B.C.) (1980)