The cover of CAMBODIA NOIR by Nicholas Seeley gives the reader a good indication of the content of the book, it is a mind tripping descent into the hell that is Cambodia, or as the residents call it, Cambo. There is enough corruption, drugs and overall bad behavior to give William S. Burroughs a run for his money.
I found the beginning of the book a little difficult to adjust to with the staccato beat of Mr. Seeley's prose. Once I stopped fighting it I fell under the rhythmic spell and realized that this rat-a-tat-tat was key to framing the gritty, drug fueled antics of the book with the corruption of the police and government as a backdrop.
The main character, Will, is an American journalist escaping who begins a strange search for a missing girl, June, who may not be who she seems. The book trades chapters between June's Diary and Will. He is an anti-hero of epic proportions. He is alternately searching for the girl, heroin and more.
That being said, the book draws you in and does not release you til the end. Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. The book is being published today, March 15, 2016.
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