I picked up this book after seeing a review somewhere and didn't expect a whole lot. Other books I have read with an anthropologist character have been rather disappointing as far as focusing on anthropology. This book however lived up to that promise. As I was reading it, I felt sure that it was written by a cultural anthropologist. The author however is a journalist who really did his research.
Fieldwork is novel about the journalist, an anthropologist, missionaries and a fictional tribe in Thailand. After having followed his girlfriend to Thailand, journalist Mischa winds up entangled in the mysterious suicide of anthropologist Martiya van der Leun and the murder of missionary David Walker. As he delves into Martiya's past, he becomes almost obsessed with finding out who she was and why she was in prison convicted of David's murder.
I highly recommend this book if you have an interest in anthropology or just want a good mystery read for the beach. I'd give this book an A.
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