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Siri paiboun, a 72yearold medical doctor, has been unwillingly appointed the national coroner of newlysocialist laos. Siri paiboun, a paristrained doctor whose late wife had been an ardent communist, remains. September book club questions the coroners lunch by colin cotterill tuesday sep 2011 by whodunit the book club will reconvene in september. Disco for the departed 2006 read online free book by. The coroners lunch the free library of philadelphia. Siri paiboun, a physician trained in paris, suddenly finds himself asked to be the chief and only coroner in the village of vientiane, located in. Siri paiboun has just been appointed state coroner for the lao people s democratic republic. Praise for the coroners lunch a booklist book of the year an independent mystery booksellers association killer book of the year a book sense selection a wonderfully fresh and exotic mystery. In vientianes mahosot hospital morgue, 73yearold dr siri paiboun, national coroner of laos, handles the fatalities at the state hospitals, and the odd murder. Siri paiboun series, including thirtythree teeth, six and a half deadly sins, i shot the buddha, the rat catchers olympics, and dont eat me. Things start to become interesting for dr siri when somebody tampers. The first in a series of novels featuring dr siri paiboun, the coroner s lunch boasts a charming cast of characters in a lush southeast asian setting.
Holmesian sleuthing, political satire, and a droll comic study of a. Click download or read online button to get the coroner book now. Cotterills books include the coroners lunch, thirtythree teeth, disco for the departed, anarchy and old dogs, and curse of the pogo stick, all featuring seventythree year old dr. Siri series has received a dilys award win and a barry award nomination. The coroner s lunch is a crime novel by british author colin cotterill first published in 2004 plot summary. The protagonist of this wonderful book is siri paiboun, a doctor and a widower who, rather than being able to enjoy a peaceful retirement at the age of 72, is made the countrys only coroner. Siri paiboun series, book 1 adobe epub ebook, overdrive read average rating. When a party official s wife turns up dead in communist laos, an elderly doctor becomes an unlikely detective in this engaging mystery. Laos as character in the coroners lunch january 19, 2005 nprs karen grigsby bates talks with author colin cotterill about his new novel the coroners lunch. The coroners lunch 10,000 best free ebooks kindle, epub. The coroners lunch ebook by colin cotterill 97816169599.
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Most of the educated class has fled, but 72yearold dr. Siri paiboun, a paristrained doctor, remains and is appointed state coroner. The coroners lunch uses a popular and intriguing technique of setting a crime novel in an unconventional landscape. Set in the communist country of laos during the 1970s, the coroners lunch is a mysterycrime novel with a bit of the supernatural and a nice dose of humor thrown into the mix. The coroners lunch broward county library overdrive. He is untrained for the job, but this independent 72year. Shortly after the monarchy of laos falls in late 1975, the party takes over, and most of the intelligentsia flee the country. Although he has no training for the job, there is no one else. Despite a total lack of training, an utter dearth of experience and a complete absence of inclination, dr. The coroner s lunch is an elegant thriller, packed with eccentric characters and colourful descriptions of the newly formed peoples democratic republic of laos.
Siri in a small lao village, a very strange thing has happened. Siri paiboun, a 72yearold medical doctor, has unwillingly been appointed the national coroner of the n. Siri paiboun has just been appointed state coroner for the lao peoples democratic republic. When three bodies are recovered from a reservoir, dr. He is expected to come up with the answers the party wants. Siri paibon series, book 1 adobe epub ebook, overdrive read average rating. The coroners lunch is a crime novel by british author colin cotterill first published in 2004 plot summary. The coroners lunch by colin cotterill overdrive rakuten. Siri establishes that the cause of death was not drowningthey seem to have. He unravels three complicated and intertwined murder plots his superiors want to sweep under the carpet. Siri paibon series, book 1 overdrive mp3 audiobook, overdrive listen. Though his lab is underfunded, his boss is incompetent, and his support staff is quirky to say.
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