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The Coroner´s Lunch: A Dr Siri Murder Mystery
Colin Cotterill
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Description for The Coroner´s Lunch: A Dr Siri Murder Mystery
Paperback. Few, if any, characters in modern crime fiction can match the benign humour, the gentle wisdom or the sheer bloody-mindedness of Dr Siri Paiboun, septuagenarian chief coroner to the newly independent communist state of Laos. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Laos, 1976. The monarchy has been deposed, the Communist Pathet Lao have taken over. Most of the educated class has fled, but Dr Siri Paiboun, a Paris-trained doctor remains. And so this 72-year-old physician is appointed state coroner, despite having no training, equipment, experience or even inclination for the job. But the job's not that bad and Siri quickly settles into a routine of studying outdated medical texts, scrounging scarce supplies, and circumnavigating bureaucratic red tape to arrive at justice. The fact that the recently departed are prone to pay Siri the odd, unwanted nocturnal visit turns out to be ... Read more
Laos, 1976. The monarchy has been deposed, the Communist Pathet Lao have taken over. Most of the educated class has fled, but Dr Siri Paiboun, a Paris-trained doctor remains. And so this 72-year-old physician is appointed state coroner, despite having no training, equipment, experience or even inclination for the job. But the job's not that bad and Siri quickly settles into a routine of studying outdated medical texts, scrounging scarce supplies, and circumnavigating bureaucratic red tape to arrive at justice. The fact that the recently departed are prone to pay Siri the odd, unwanted nocturnal visit turns out to be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
193g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849165181
SKU
V9781849165181
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99-50
About Colin Cotterill
Colin Cotterill was born in London. He has taught in Australia, the USA and Japan and lived for many years in Laos where he worked for nongovernmental social service organizations. He now writes full-time and lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Reviews for The Coroner´s Lunch: A Dr Siri Murder Mystery
'This series kickoff is an embarrassment of riches: Holmesian sleuthing, political satire and droll comic study of a prickly late bloomer.' Kirkus Reviews.
Kirkus
'Cotterill's depiction of this exotic, troubled country is fascinating, and his light touch makes Siri, with his humanity and strange dreams, a very appealing character.' Guardian.
Guardian
'Cotterill has a wonderful sense ... Read more
Kirkus
'Cotterill's depiction of this exotic, troubled country is fascinating, and his light touch makes Siri, with his humanity and strange dreams, a very appealing character.' Guardian.
Guardian
'Cotterill has a wonderful sense ... Read more