Disco for the Departed
Disco for the Departed
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Dr Siri Paiboun, Laos' reluctant national coroner, confused psychic, and disheartened communist gets on down with a third installment of the wittiest and most inventive crime series in print.
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Disco for the Departed by Colin Cotterill
Dr. Siri Paiboun, 73 but still as sturdy as a jungle boar, is summoned to the mountains of Huaphan Province, where for years the leaders of the new communist government hid in caves, waiting to assume power. On the eve of a major celebration of their glorious new regime, an arm is found protruding from the concrete walk laid from the President's former cave hideout to his new house beneath the cliffs. Siri must supervise the disinterment of the body attached to the arm, identify it, and determine the cause of death. The autopsy provides some surprises - the victim was interred alive - but it is his gifts as a shaman that put the septuagenarian doctor on the trail of the killer. As Siri and his team close in, they must tackle a marriage proposal, a ghostly discotheque, kilometers of red tape and come face-to-face with a horrific sacrificial ritual.
The story is good, the characters interesting, the hero delightful and the setting fascinating: a find - Literary Review An embarrassment of riches: Holmesian sleuthing, political satire, and droll comic study of a prickly late bloomer - Kirkus (starred review) A wonderfully fresh and exotic mystery - New York Times Book Review Witty, elegant and informative - The Times
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
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847244147 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847244149 |
| Title | Disco for the Departed |
| Author | Colin Cotterill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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