About the Author

Born in 1948 in Bangkok's Sri Yan neighbourhood to a Muslim mother and a Buddhist bigamist, Chavoret Jaruboon worked as a rock musician, nurse, soldier and prison guard, before taking on the role of prison executioner at the Bangkok Hilton. He is now enjoying his retirement and is devoting himself to his first love; writing.

Reviews

'A book not ashamed to tell it like it is...' - Gerald Goh, The Asian Eye...The Last Executioner is adding fuel to the recently rekindled debate on the death penalty. Compiling the story of Chavoret Jaruboon with wit and candour was Nicola Pierce...' - The Irish News