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Dumped by his girlfriend and sacked from his job, Brit journalist Justin Dunn took a plane to Thailand in search of peace and contentment.
Instead he found murder, mayhem, and not a little madness.
Thai Tales
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Dumped by his girlfriend and sacked from his job, Brit journalist Justin Dunn took a plane to Thailand in search of peace and contentment.
Instead he found murder, mayhem, and not a little madness.
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