Siam, or, The woman who shot a man
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Lily Tuck.
Series: Sewanee writers' series
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Woodstock, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Thompson, James Harrison Wilson, b. 1906; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Siam; Woman who shot a man
Description: "Siam is a haunting novel of intrigue and lost innocence set in Thailand during the onset of the Vietnam conflict. It tells the story of Claire, the Boston bride of a government contractor based in Bangkok, who arrives in her new home on March 9, 1967, the day that U.S. planes start bombing North Vietnam from bases in Thailand.

At a dinner party soon afterwards, Claire meets and befriends Jim Thompson, the real-life American entrepreneur and founder of the Thai Silk Company, whose disappearance weeks later gives rise to many conflicting and disturbing theories. It is only a matter of time before Claire's search for the truth about Jim Thompson and her husband's activities brings about irrevocably tragic results."--BOOK JACKET.