Not for Publication

As Thailand gears up for the ASEAN Summit of 2015, the safety of visitors in the Land of Smiles is under scrutiny due to rising incidents of tourist exploitation. Ignored by the press, issues of violence and deceit have prompted international concern. *Not For Publication*, the final novella of The Twilight Soi series, unravels a tale of a foreigner's grim experience in Bangkok, blending participant observation with a mix of reportage and memoir, to expose the dark underbelly of tourist traps, mafia, corrupt officials, and the perils of navigating through Thailand's enchanting yet perilous landscapes.

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About the Author: William John Stapleton
The first money William John Stapleton ever made out of writing was in 1972 when he was co--‐winner of a short story competition held by what was then Australia’s then leading cultural celebration, the Adelaide Arts Festival. He graduated from Macquarie University in Sydney in 1975 with a double major in philosophy and anthropology and did post- graduate work with the Sociology Department at Flinders University. His articles and fiction have appeared in a range of magazines, newspapers and anthologies. Stapleton joined the staff of The Sydney Morning Herald in 1986. In 2004 he moved to The Australian, leaving after 15 years. As a general news reporter in Sydney John Stapleton, or “Stapo" as he was widely known, covered literally thousands of stories: from the funerals of bikies, children and dignitaries to fires, floods, droughts and demonstrations of all kinds. In 2000 he helped found the world’s longest running father’s show, Dads On The Air. After leaving The Australian in 2009 he established A Sense of Place Publishing while traveling in S.E. Asia.
With Thailand preparing for the ASEAN Summit of 2015, the welfare of visitors to the so-called Land of Smiles has become a major issue. Every day tourists are bashed, robbed, drugged and murdered; many of these incidents going unreported in the press.

European, Australian, American and Chinese governments have all warned Thailand that the welfare of their citizens while on Thai soil has become an issue of major concern.

Not For Publication is the final novella of The Twilight Soi series which relate how an unlikely but commonplace story of a foreigner being robbed and deceived in Thailand became a national and international incident. The works, which have their origins in the City of Black Eyed Angels aka Bangkok, use a sociological technique called participant observation to explore the corrupt liaisons between the city's go-go bars, the mafia, the police and government officials. As well, written in a style somewhere between reportage and memoir, the books tell a deeply personal but all too common a story of a foreign tourist getting into trouble in the heady but treacherous atmosphere of the so-called Land of Smiles.

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