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Thai Die - Canonical Book Information (DI Matthew Goodwin Detective Series Book 1)

Metadata

  • Title: Thai Die

  • Series: DI Matthew Goodwin Detective Series

  • Book Number: 1

  • Author: Helen Taylor

  • Release Date: 2014

  • Setting: Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand

  • Amazon Link: https://mybook.to/ThaiDie

  • ISBNs:

    • Kindle: B00HZMSI0K

    • Paperback: 1507692315

    • Hardback: B0F9TG8M6R

Canon Summary

DI Matthew Goodwin travels to Koh Pha Ngan to reconnect with his daughter after his wife’s death, only to discover she has gone missing. As he investigates, he encounters evasive locals, compromised police, and the discovery of a young woman’s body in the jungle. With the Full Moon Party approaching and thousands of tourists arriving, Goodwin must uncover the truth before more lives are lost.

Blurb

A missing daughter. A grieving father. An island of secrets.

DI Matthew Goodwin travels to Thailand hoping to repair his fractured relationship with his daughter after the loss of his wife. When Alison disappears before he arrives, Goodwin is pulled into a dangerous search for answers on Koh Pha Ngan. The locals stay quiet, the police are compromised and a young woman’s body lies hidden in the jungle.

As the Full Moon Party approaches and thousands of tourists descend on the island, Goodwin must uncover the truth about Alison before time runs out.

Description

A grieving detective. A missing daughter. Paradise with something to hide.

DI Matthew Goodwin never expected his first trip to Thailand to be a manhunt. Still reeling from his wife’s death, he travels to the island of Koh Pha Ngan to reconnect with his daughter, Alison. But when she vanishes just before his arrival, Goodwin is thrust into a nightmare far from home.

Locals are evasive. The Thai police are corrupt. And Alison’s boyfriend is hiding something. As Goodwin digs deeper, a young woman’s body is found in the jungle and the clock starts ticking. With the island’s infamous Full Moon Party looming and twelve thousand tourists descending, Goodwin must unravel the truth before more blood is spilled.

Thai Die blends emotional depth, cultural tension and slow‑burn suspense in an international crime thriller.

Themes

  • Grief

  • Missing daughter

  • Father–daughter relationship

  • Emotional fallout

  • Corruption

  • Secrets in paradise

  • Cultural tension

  • Slow‑burn suspense

  • Murder mystery

  • International investigation

  • Flawed detective

  • Race against time

  • Island secrecy

  • Psychological depth

Characters

  • Matthew Goodwin

  • Phillip Boleman

  • Alison Goodwin

  • Dave Lewis

  • Greg Boleman

  • Craig Hewitt

  • Jenny Boleman

  • Jacob Rice

  • Linda Rice

  • Hazel Walker

  • Susan Walker

Categories / Keywords

  • British Detectives

  • International Mystery & Crime

  • Crime Thrillers

  • Kindle Unlimited Crime Thriller

  • Crime fiction set in Thailand

  • Psychological suspense

  • Murder mystery

  • International mystery

  • British detective

  • DI Matthew Goodwin detective series

Author Information

Helen Taylor writes authentic, character‑driven crime fiction shaped by lived experience and a deep understanding of human behaviour. Her stories blend emotional truth with atmospheric settings and slow‑burn suspense.

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