Author: Colin Cotterill Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Historical fiction Culture: Asia
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ISBNs: 9781569479612 1569479615 |
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Praise for the Dr. Siri series:
"The consistently fine characterizations of the entire cast are matched by a tightly constructed plot."â€"Booklist
"Glimpses of everyday life in Laos will appeal to those readers curious about a culture unfamiliar to most Americans."â€"Publishers Weekly
Three young Laotian women have died of fencing sword wounds. Each of them had studied abroad in an Eastern bloc country. Before he can complete his investigation, Dr. Siri is lured to Cambodia by an all-expenses-paid trip. Accused of spying for the Vietnamese, he is imprisoned, beaten, and threatened with death. The Khmer Rouge is relentless, and it is touch and go for the dauntless, seventy-four-year-old nationalâ€"and onlyâ€"coroner of Laos.
Colin Cotterill was born in London in 1952 and taught and trained teachers around the world before settling in Thailand. He spent several years in Laos, initially with UNESCO, before he moved on to become involved in child protection in the region and set up a non-governmental organization in Phuket. He later moved on to ECPAT, an international organization combating child prostitution and pornography. Colin writes and illustrates full time, and lives in Chumphon on the Gulf of Thailand with his wife, Jessi, and a bunch of dogs. He is a Dilys Award winner.
This book is part of the "Dr. Siri Paiboun" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Slash and Burn" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Merry Misogynist" First published in 2009 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Thirty-Three Teeth" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Coroner's Lunch" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Don't Eat Me" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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