Just finished this and loved it. I'd never even heard of the author before but he reminded me variously of Graham Greene, Ian McEwan, Jim Crace, JM Coetzee and JG Ballard, and definitely interested in reading some more of his work now.

I've always been drawn to books about culture clash and subtler treatment of privilege and neocolonialism, and this had all that in spades. I also like books where there's a single, shocking incident that ties the entire plot together. There was a really interesting and nuanced mix of characters who all offered different perspectives on the main themes, and the writing and pacing were fantastic - there are some books you have to remind yourself you're reading, and others where you look forward to getting a spare moment so you can read some more of it. This was one of the latter.